Patents by Inventor Robert Bruce Emerson

Robert Bruce Emerson 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).

  • Publication number: 20020014142
    Abstract: An air actuated finger pull back chuck device having a locating portion and a clamping portion. Locator slides and locator cams are air actuated to position the workpiece. The workpiece is located to the device with locator slides and air actuated clamp arms operate clamp fingers to pull back and hold a workpiece to the chuck device for the operation. The locator cams have a single connector to the locator actuator plate and the locator cams can be quickly reversed for locating on an inside diameter or an outside diameter. Various fingers can be attached to the clamp arm to fit various workpiece sizes. The quick change over times for different sized and shaped workpieces are facilitated by the simplicity of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventors: Andrew J. Ward, Robert Bruce Emerson