Patents Assigned to Cincinnati
  • Patent number: 4193227
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling the infeed of a grinding machine senses the interface force between a grinding wheel and a workpiece to control infeed for grinding a workpiece with diverse grindability characteristics. The infeed is increased in response to an increase in the sensed force until the interface force reaches a predetermined level; while the interface force is decreased to a predetermined level in response to a decrease in the sensed force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1980
    Assignee: Cincinnati Milacron-Heald Corporation
    Inventor: Herbert R. Uhtenwoldt
  • Patent number: 4192102
    Abstract: A centerless grinder is adapted to have a regulating wheel feed radially towards a grinding wheel about a pivot point to accomplish an infeed grind operation on a plurality of parts between the wheels. The parts are infeed ground at a plurality of stations from an inlet end of the wheels to an outlet end of the wheels, when the pivot point is proximate the outlet end, thereby achieving variable feed distances and variable feed rates along the face of the regulating wheel relative to the grinding wheel, from the inlet end to the outlet end. After such an infeed grind operation, the plurality of parts are advanced to their next adjacent stations for a subsequent grind operation. By the arrangement disclosed, coarse-feed grinding is performed on one workpiece while fine-feed grinding is performed on another piece and varying degrees of rates of grinding are performed on the intermediate pieces during the same time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1980
    Assignee: Cincinnati Milacron Inc.
    Inventor: Wilbur F. Jessup
  • Patent number: 4188585
    Abstract: A portable radio receiver powered by a battery includes an RF amplifier, an IF amplifier and an audio amplifier powered by a first regulated, switched, DC power converter that derives a first DC voltage. A frequency synthesizer, including varactor diodes, is powered by a second regulated, switched DC power converter that derives a second DC voltage. Digital circuitry included in the synthesizer is powered by opposite polarity, third and fourth power converters. A synchronizing source for switching all of the power converters simultaneously has a fundamental and harmonics outside of the bandpasses of the audio and IF amplifiers to minimize the injection of spurious signals by the power converters into the amplifiers. The synchronizing source is FM modulated by an audio source so that harmonics of the synchronizing source are spread over a predetermined spectrum and the harmonics have noise-like characteristics spread over relatively wide frequency ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1980
    Assignee: Cincinnati Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Frank A. Wissel, Charles A. Bucher
  • Patent number: 4185866
    Abstract: A compact, internal-external gripper apparatus for use with an industrial robot utilizes a sliding block actuated toggle linkage to apply an input force to a pair of finger supports in a fully enclosed housing. Pressure is selectively supplied to each end of the sliding block to reciprocably move it along an internal way system with a unidirectional spring assist in the workpiece clamping position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1980
    Assignee: Cincinnati Milacron Inc.
    Inventor: Christoph F. Wittwer
  • Patent number: 4185812
    Abstract: A pallet assembly is disclosed for use in simultaneous transfer of four preheated plastic preforms from an oven, through a blow mold where they are blown into bottles to a location where the bottles are discharged. The pallet has a base (shuttle) on which is mounted a plurality of pilot bushings for locating the pallet relative to the blow mold and other locations; four (one for each preform) preform registering means (stop rings), each to vertically locate and horizontally center each preform; a sliding pair of opposed V-jaws mounted adjacent each stop ring to hold the preform thereagainst; and V-jaw actuating means (in the form of cranks secured on shafts) to open and close the jaws in timed relation to the other loading, blowing, and discharge operations. The shuttle has guides and latches for coaction with adjacent equipment to guide it through the cycle of events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1980
    Assignee: Cincinnati Milacron Inc.
    Inventor: Adrian B. Hall
  • Patent number: 4185265
    Abstract: Coded binary signals are coupled to an automotive vehicle by a magnetic signpost embedded in a traversed roadway lane. The signpost includes polarity coded magnetic pole faces having vertically directed flux lines at differing spaced longitudinal regions along the lane. Pole faces are arranged so a flux null is between adjacent longitudinal regions. Differing signals are coupled to vehicles going in opposite directions in adjacent lanes by unambiguously coding the signpost in opposite directions and arranging the pole faces so that magnetic flux continuously extends across a majority of both lanes. A detector on a vehicle includes a magnetic field concentrator including a pair of vertically extending and aligned low reluctance magnetic pole pieces having an air gap between them, in which a Hall plate is positioned. The pole piece closest to the road has shorter length than the pole piece remote from the roadway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1980
    Assignee: Cincinnati Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Noel J. Griffin, Larry D. Miller, Gerald K. Squire, Carl E. Knochelmann, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4183979
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for precision placement of a workpiece onto a transport member. A plurality of workpieces are aligned in a predetermined spacial relationship upon an infeed conveyor. The workpieces are then moved transversely off the conveyor and dropped through a pair of counter-rotating lubricating rollers. An arcuate chute directs the workpieces from the lubricating rollers to a horizontally disposed planar surface where they are realigned by a cooperating scraper positioned intimately above. Relative movement between the scraper and the planar surface causes to workpieces to be discharged from the surface and precisely deposited upon the transport member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1980
    Assignee: Cincinnati Milacron Inc.
    Inventors: Arnold L. Kellermann, David I. McDonald, Robert J. Grone
  • Patent number: 4180947
    Abstract: A vehicle rear axle housing has opposite end grind diameters and inboard tooling diameters proximate to the grind diameters. The grind diameters are ground on a centertype grinder by supporting the ends of the housing in both axial and radial directions; supporting the inboard tooling diameters with a floating support means; rotating the housing from one end; and grinding one of the end grind diameters with a rotating grinding wheel. The floating support means acting on each of the inboard tooling diameters opposes the tendency of the housing to sag during the grinding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 1, 1980
    Assignee: Cincinnati Milacron Inc.
    Inventors: Dieter H. Schmidt, Dean H. Garman
  • Patent number: 4179432
    Abstract: Polymers of olefins are stabilized against ultraviolet light by a synergistic combination of stabilizers including (1) a hydroxybenzophenone and (2) an organotin compound of the formula:(a) RnSn--SR.sup.1 COOR.sup.2) 4-n,(b) RnSn--S--R.sup.2) 4-n,(c) RnSn--S R.sup.1 OOCR.sup.2) 4-n,(d) ((R).sub.3 Sn-S).sub.x R.sup.4 --Z).sub.y, or ##STR1## where R is alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl or cycloalkyl, R.sup.1 is alkylene, arylene, cycloalkylene, aralkylene or alkarylene, R.sup.2 is an alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkenyl, alkaryl or cycloalkyl, R.sup.5 is alkylene, R.sup.4 is aliphatic, aromatic, araliphatic, alkyl substituted aromatic or cycloaliphatic radical of at least 2 carbon atoms and having a free valence of x+y, Z is --OH, --COOH, --COOR.sup.2 or --OOCR.sup.2 or Z can be a mixture of these radicals if y is greater than 1, x is 1 to 4, y is 0 to 3, x+y is 1 to 4 and n is 1 to 3. Preferably the olefin is polyethylene or polypropylene. Preferably the hydroxybenzophenone also has at least one alkoxy group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1975
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1979
    Assignee: Cincinnati Milacron Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth R. Molt
  • Patent number: 4178719
    Abstract: A centerless grinder for shaping bars during a through-feed grinding operation. A special centerless grinder is adapted to receive a workpiece at an inlet end between the regulating and grinding wheels and to discharge the workpiece at an exit end between the wheels while a special pivoting mechanism is provided to relatively pivot the wheels with respect to one another about a pivot point proximate the wheel inlet end. The relative pivoting movement of the wheels is performed in timed relationship to the through-feed movement of the workpiece, so that the exit spacing of the wheels determines the final, exiting, diameter of the workpiece at a given time. Therefore, varying cross-sectional diameters of a workpiece may be achieved along a work axis by appropriate timed movement of the wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1979
    Assignee: Cincinnati Milacron Inc.
    Inventor: Wilbur F. Jessup
  • Patent number: 4178632
    Abstract: The invention relates to a computer operated robot arm in which the operation of the robot arm is controlled by a first program defining absolute coordinate values of points necessary for a basic cycle of operation and at least one second program defining absolute coordinate values of points necessary for a conditional cycle of operation. After being initially defined a single time during a teaching mode of operation, the invention allows the second program to be recalled many times during the execution of the first program by merely utilizing an address code. Consequently, even though the second program is defined by absolute coordinate data, the second program may be used to control the robot arm at any spatial location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1979
    Assignee: Cincinnati Milacron Inc.
    Inventor: Donald W. Anthony
  • Patent number: 4175415
    Abstract: A tool for deburring or finishing a workpiece is mounted for common reciprocatory movement with the wheelhead of a grinding machine. The tool, which is form of an elongated rod, is supported in a housing which is in turn pivoted about an axis transverse to the tool. A biasing means urges the tool toward a predetermined angular position about the pivotal axis of a housing. The tool cooperates with a workpiece to selectively overcome the bias and oscillate the tool in accordance with the relative reciprocatory movement between the grinding wheel and the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1978
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1979
    Assignee: Cincinnati Milacron-Heald Corporation
    Inventor: Richard T. Knorring
  • Patent number: 4175797
    Abstract: An endless self-laying tread or track such as used on self-propelled mining machines and the like, the tread or track being comprised of a plurality of articulated crawler pads configured so as not only to effect good ground engagement but also to assist in preventing the tread or track from becoming clogged. A plurality of the crawler pads are arranged in interdigitated relationship and connected by elongated pins. As so connected open ended spaces are provided at either side of the tread for engagement by the teeth of a driving sprocket. By this arrangement such teeth may be wider and thicker. The space occupied by such a sprocket tooth, being open ended, greatly facilitates the dispersement of any accumulated packing between the tooth and the crawler pads in a sideways direction. One or more pins or pintles are used to connect each adjacent pair of interdigitated pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1977
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1979
    Assignee: The Cincinnati Mine Machinery Company
    Inventor: Claude B. Krekeler
  • Patent number: 4173541
    Abstract: Novel polynuclear hindered phenols having three hindered phenol groups each bonded through a methylene group to a substituted aromatic nucleus and methods of making same are provided which have stabilizing activity in organic substances normally susceptible to oxidative degradation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1978
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1979
    Assignee: Cincinnati Milacron Chemicals Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth R. Molt
  • Patent number: 4173777
    Abstract: The intensity and spectral content of a jet aircraft and/or missile plume is simulated with a xenon lamp that derives an optical beam which propagates through a filter. The filter prevents optical energy in the visible light region from propagating through it, to prevent eye damage, and enables an output beam to be derived that simulates the intensity and spectral content of the plume. The lamp is normally maintained in a keep-alive status, and its beam power is increased to simulate sudden changes of plume intensity. The beam is selectively passed and blocked by a shutter downstream of the filter to simulate plume presence and absence. The distance between the simulated plume and a target is simulated by controlling the opening of an iris in the beam path. The lamp, filter and drive mechanism for the shutter are cooled by air drawn into a housing by a fan and by fins inside of the housing. The fins are in dull black, radiation absorbing, optical energy trapping structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1977
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1979
    Assignee: Cincinnati Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: David E. Schmit, Jon C. Richmond
  • Patent number: 4173786
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for using a numerically controlled turning machine to automatically cut a thread in response to programmed data defining certain thread cutting parameters. The programmed data defines an initial thread cutting pass and the final thread depth. The method and apparatus cause the cutting tool to make a number of iterative thread cutting passes relative to the rotating workpiece with successive passes being made at correspondingly smaller cutting depths. The threading cycle is terminated by two finish passes at a predetermined minimum depth of cut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1977
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1979
    Assignee: Cincinnati Milacron Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Kuhnell, Randall C. Tanner, Alois V. Dryak
  • Patent number: 4172802
    Abstract: Aqueous metal working fluids exhibiting high lubricity and high stability are provided. These fluids comprise water and an acid terminated diester of a secondary diol or the amine or alkali metal salts of the ester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1979
    Assignee: Cincinnati Milacron Inc.
    Inventor: Walter E. Rieder
  • Patent number: 4170851
    Abstract: Grinding machine for bearing races and the like in which a grinding plane extending transversely of the race axis is adjusted axially in accordance with variations in the end-to-end dimension of the race to provide a symmetrical track or groove of controlled width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1979
    Assignee: Cincinnati Milacron Heald Corp.
    Inventor: Ellsworth C. Enos
  • Patent number: RE30130
    Abstract: A clamp for holding together the portions of a mold used in molding solid objects from a reacting liquid such as polyurethane has a C-shaped frame which is pivotally mounted on a pedestal to swing through an arc. The C-shaped frame of the clamp consists of an integral structure having an upper jaw connected by a column to a lower jaw. The frame supports a bed, crown and platen. The bed and crown are each a plate-like member that is mounted to pivot relative to one of the jaws. The platen is mounted preferably on the bed or lower one of such members. The mold portions are mounted on the crown and platen with the parts being arranged to move so that the mold portion engage and disengage. The invention also includes a method of molding wherein the mold portions are engaged and disengaged by a process that involves pivoting at least one and preferably both of the portions relative to the C-shaped frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1979
    Assignee: Cincinnati Milacron Inc.
    Inventor: Bobbie L. Edwards
  • Patent number: D253752
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1979
    Assignee: Cincinnati Microwave, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert E. Dilgard, Jr.