Patents by Inventor Michael Doar

Michael Doar 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).

  • Material processing unit controlled by rotation
    Patent number: 10864674
    Abstract: An interchangeable unit adapted to couple to a computer numerical control (“CNC”) machine is disclosed comprising a holder that couples to a spindle of the CNC machine, a controller, wherein said controller is configured to receive the rotational speed of the spindle as an input, and a material processing unit, wherein said material processing unit executes a first function in response to a first rotational speed range of the spindle and executes a second function in response to a second rotational speed range of the spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Hurco Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Adair, Michael Doar, Frederick W. Gross, Elias G. Pavlakos, Gregory S. Volovic
  • Material processing unit controlled by rotation
    Patent number: 9964944
    Abstract: An interchangeable unit adapted to couple to a computer numerical control (“CNC”) machine is disclosed comprising a holder that couples to a spindle of the CNC machine, a controller, wherein said controller is configured to receive the rotational speed of the spindle as an input, and a material processing unit, wherein said material processing unit executes a first function in response to a first rotational speed range of the spindle and executes a second function in response to a second rotational speed range of the spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Hurco Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Adair, Michael Doar, Frederick W. Gross, Elias G. Pavlakos, Gregory S. Volovic
  • MATERIAL PROCESSING UNIT CONTROLLED BY ROTATION
    Publication number: 20180081343
    Abstract: An interchangeable unit adapted to couple to a computer numerical control (“CNC”) machine is disclosed comprising a holder that couples to a spindle of the CNC machine, a controller, wherein said controller is configured to receive the rotational speed of the spindle as an input, and a material processing unit, wherein said material processing unit executes a first function in response to a first rotational speed range of the spindle and executes a second function in response to a second rotational speed range of the spindle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: HURCO COMPANIES, INC.
    Inventors: David C. Adair, Michael Doar, Frederick W. Gross, Elias G. Pavlakos, Gregory S. Volovic
  • MATERIAL PROCESSING UNIT CONTROLLED BY ROTATION
    Publication number: 20150331412
    Abstract: An interchangeable unit adapted to couple to a computer numerical control (“CNC”) machine is disclosed comprising a holder that couples to a spindle of the CNC machine, a controller, wherein said controller is configured to receive the rotational speed of the spindle as an input, and a material processing unit, wherein said material processing unit executes a first function in response to a first rotational speed range of the spindle and executes a second function in response to a second rotational speed range of the spindle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: David C. Adair, Michael Doar, Frederick W. Gross, Elias G. Pavlakos, Gregory S. Volovic