Patents by Inventor Steven J. Foley

Steven J. Foley 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).

  • Hermetically sealed harmonic drive transmission manufacture
    Patent number: 5720101
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a harmonic drive transmission assembly for use in contamination free manufacturing fields such as computer chip making. The harmonic drive unit includes a flexspline having a diaphragm at one end and an outwardly flared lip adjacent its other end which is integrally connected to a mounting flange. The flexspline including the diaphragm and mounting flange are all integral with one another, all being machined from a single piece of steel bar stock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Assignee: Teijin Seiki Boston, Inc
    Inventors: Steven J. Foley, Joseph A. Michaud
  • Hermetically sealed harmonic drive transmission manufacture
    Patent number: 5642645
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a harmonic drive transmission assembly for use in contamination free manufacturing fields such as computer chip making. The harmonic drive unit includes a flexspline having a diaphragm at one end and an outwardly flared lip adjacent its other end which is integrally connected to a mounting flange. The flexspline including the diaphragm and mounting flange are all integral with one another, all being machined from a single piece of steel bar stock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Assignees: Teijin Seiki Boston, Inc., Harmonic Drive Technologies
    Inventors: Steven J. Foley, Joseph A. Michaud