Patents by Inventor Scott L. Yoders

Scott L. Yoders 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).

  • Method and system to manufacture oriented internal and external gear teeth
    Patent number: 8251620
    Abstract: A system and method for forming a feature on an inner surface of a gear includes a sensor for sensing the position of a feature on the gear, a cutting station having a cutting tool for forming the feature on the inner surface of the gear, and a controller. The controller is operable to determine an amount of rotation necessary to rotate either the gear or the cutting tool such that the feature on the inner surface of the gear is formed at a desired orientation relative to the feature on the outer surface of the gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Stephen D. Doubler, Jeffrey R. Lee, Travis M. Thompson, Richard Vriesen, Scott L. Yoders
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM TO MANUFACTURE ORIENTED INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL GEAR TEETH
    Publication number: 20080213054
    Abstract: A system and method for forming a feature on an inner surface of a gear includes a sensor for sensing the position of a feature on the gear, a cutting station having a cutting tool for forming the feature on the inner surface of the gear, and a controller. The controller is operable to determine an amount of rotation necessary to rotate either the gear or the cutting tool such that the feature on the inner surface of the gear is formed at a desired orientation relative to the feature on the outer surface of the gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, IN.
    Inventors: Stephen D. Doubler, Jeffrey R. Lee, Travis M. Thompson, Richard Vriesen, Scott L. Yoders