Patents by Inventor Tom M. Yonoshonis

Tom M. Yonoshonis 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).

  • Constant force truing and dressing apparatus and method
    Patent number: 6113474
    Abstract: Both an apparatus and method for truing and dressing a grinding wheel with a constant tangentially dressing force is provided. The apparatus includes a rotatable diamond dressing roll, an engagement assembly including a servo-motor for forcefully engaging the dressing roll against the peripheral work surface of the grinding wheel, a sensor for sensing the force of engagement between the dressing roll and the grinding wheel, and a microprocessor connected to both the sensor and the power supply for the servo-motor for modulating both the voltage and polarity of a DC current connected to the servo-motor so that the engagement assembly presses the diamond dressing roll against the grinding wheel with a constant force during the entire dressing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Cummins Engine Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert J. Shih, Tom M. Yonoshonis, M. B. Grant