Patents by Inventor Mike Frain

Mike Frain 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).

  • Fixture arrangement for machine tool work tables
    Patent number: 4664366
    Abstract: A fixture for establishing stop surfaces against which a workpiece can be held to accurately locate it during robotic machine tool operations. The fixture includes a table surface having frusto-conical openings arranged in a preselected pattern to receive locator pins. Each locator pin has a frusto-conical base which automatically centers itself in the opening so that a robotic machine can insert the pins without having to first precisely align them with the openings. Each locator pin is locked in its opening by a releaseable slide mechanism which acts against the pin on opposite sides by wedging action to securely hold the pin down on the table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1987
    Assignee: University of Kansas Center for Research
    Inventors: Darryl Lane, B. G. Barr, Mike Dutton, Mike Frain, Simon Frechette, Keith Hummel, John Majerle, Joseph Majerle, Steve Rogers, Mark Unger, Robert Umholtz