Patents by Inventor Timothy Hopey

Timothy Hopey 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).

  • Floating jaw assembly for use with machinist vises
    Patent number: 10882161
    Abstract: An improved floating jaw assembly to a machinist vise assembly capable of holding a plurality of individual workpieces, the vise assembly generally including a base with a way or ways, a fixed jaw mounted on the ways, at least one movable jaw slidably mounted on the ways to move toward and away from the fixed jaw on a longitudinal axis in such a manner that at least one workpiece can be securely held between the fixed jaw and the at least one movable jaw, and a mechanism for moving the movable jaw toward and away from the fixed jaw to clamp and unclamp workpieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Inventor: Timothy Hopey
  • FLOATING JAW ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH MACHINIST VISES
    Publication number: 20190054597
    Abstract: An improved floating jaw assembly to a machinist vise assembly capable of holding a plurality of individual workpieces, the vise assembly generally including a base with a way or ways, a fixed jaw mounted on the ways, at least one movable jaw slidably mounted on the ways to move toward and away from the fixed jaw on a longitudinal axis in such a manner that at least one workpiece can be securely held between the fixed jaw and the at least one movable jaw, and a mechanism for moving the movable jaw toward and away from the fixed jaw to clamp and unclamp workpieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventor: Timothy Hopey
  • FLOATING JAW ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH MACHINIST VISES
    Publication number: 20180141187
    Abstract: An improved floating jaw assembly to a machinist vise assembly capable of holding a plurality of individual workpieces, the vise assembly generally including a base with a way or ways, a fixed jaw mounted on the ways, at least one movable jaw slidably mounted on the ways to move toward and away from the fixed jaw on a longitudinal axis in such a manner that at least one workpiece can be securely held between the fixed jaw and the at least one movable jaw, and a mechanism for moving the movable jaw toward and away from the fixed jaw to clamp and unclamp workpieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventor: Timothy Hopey
  • Floating jaw assembly for use with machinist vises
    Patent number: 9849565
    Abstract: An improved floating jaw assembly to a machinist vise assembly capable of holding a plurality of individual workpieces, the vise assembly generally including a base with a way or ways, a fixed jaw mounted on the ways, at least one movable jaw slidably mounted on the ways to move toward and away from the fixed jaw on a longitudinal axis in such a manner that at least one workpiece can be securely held between the fixed jaw and the at least one movable jaw, and a mechanism for moving the movable jaw toward and away from the fixed jaw to clamp and unclamp workpieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Inventor: Timothy Hopey
  • FLOATING JAW ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH MACHINIST VISES
    Publication number: 20150202744
    Abstract: An improved floating jaw assembly to a machinist vise assembly capable of holding a plurality of individual workpieces, the vise assembly generally including a base with a way or ways, a fixed jaw mounted on the ways, at least one movable jaw slidably mounted on the ways to move toward and away from the fixed jaw on a longitudinal axis in such a manner that at least one workpiece can be securely held between the fixed jaw and the at least one movable jaw, and a mechanism for moving the movable jaw toward and away from the fixed jaw to clamp and unclamp workpieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventor: Timothy Hopey