Patents by Inventor Wesley J. Rieckenberg

Wesley J. Rieckenberg 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).

  • Tensioner for holding an elongated workpiece
    Patent number: 8894055
    Abstract: A support assembly and a method for holding an elongated workpiece are provided. First and second tensioning assemblies are spaced apart from each other along a longitudinal axis. Each tensioning assembly has a fixture element adapted to hold a portion of the workpiece and a tension actuator operably coupled to the fixture element to move the fixture element. First and second clamp devices are disposed along the longitudinal axis where the first clamp device is disposed on a first side of the longitudinal axis and the second lateral clamp device is disposed on a second side of the longitudinal axis. Each lateral clamp device has an end portion configured to hold a portion of the workpiece and restrain the workpiece for twisting and/or lateral movement of the workpiece orthogonal to the longitudinal axis and a clamp actuator operably coupled to the end portion to move the end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: PaR Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Marrinan, Wesley J. Rieckenberg, James R. Cunov
  • TENSIONER FOR HOLDING AN ELONGATED WORKPIECE
    Publication number: 20100187737
    Abstract: A support assembly and a method for holding an elongated workpiece are provided. First and second tensioning assemblies are spaced apart from each other along a longitudinal axis. Each tensioning assembly has a fixture element adapted to hold a portion of the workpiece and a tension actuator operably coupled to the fixture element to move the fixture element. First and second clamp devices are disposed along the longitudinal axis where the first clamp device is disposed on a first side of the longitudinal axis and the second lateral clamp device is disposed on a second side of the longitudinal axis. Each lateral clamp device has an end portion configured to hold a portion of the workpiece and restrain the workpiece for twisting and/or lateral movement of the workpiece orthogonal to the longitudinal axis and a clamp actuator operably coupled to the end portion to move the end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: PaR Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Marrinan, Wesley J. Rieckenberg, James R. Cunov
  • Flexible fixture
    Patent number: 7444742
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aligning fixture having a support with a reference surface, an aligning member and an actuator. The actuator is mounted to the support and operably coupled to the aligning member. The actuator moves the aligning member selectively to a first position wherein the element to be aligned is spaced apart from the reference surface and to a second position where the element can engage the reference surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Par Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert J. Sturm, Jr., Wesley J. Rieckenberg, Richard J. Weniger