Patents by Inventor Lyle C. Grienke

Lyle C. Grienke has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Tool changer
    Patent number: 4764064
    Abstract: A tool changer formed by a power assisted draw bar to obtain and lock, as well as release and expel, standard tapered tool holders used with machine tools. Two components, a collet cylinder and a flared stem, together comprise the locking mechanism and protrude through the unmodified spindle cylinder of a commercially available machine tool. The powered actuator assembly, which can separately translate these components, is mounted on top of the machine tool's power head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1988
    Assignee: Komo Machine Incorporated
    Inventor: Lyle C. Grienke