Patents by Inventor Robert J. Grupa

Robert J. Grupa 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).

  • Patent number: 5845912
    Abstract: An adjustable quick change chuck jaw apparatus for attachment to a master jaw in the front face of a rotary chuck allows a machinist to quickly change the chuck jaws from one diameter to another. A generally rectangular jaw body is connected to the master jaw of a rotary chuck and extends radially outward from the central rotational axis of the chuck. A jaw member is slidably mounted on one side of the jaw body to travel longitudinally relative thereto and has a workpiece gripping portion extending perpendicularly outward. A rotatable shaft mounted in the jaw body has a threaded segment configured to become engaged with mating threads on the jaw member when rotated to an engaged position and to become disengaged therefrom when rotated to a disengaged position. A spring biased locking pin in the jaw body allows selective engagement with the shaft to prevent rotation thereof in a locked position and to become disengaged therefrom to allow rotation in an unlocked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Inventor: Robert J. Grupa