Patents Assigned to DCM Tech, Inc.
  • Patent number: 5533273
    Abstract: The present invention provides a convenient, efficient apparatus and method for aligning a workpiece with the cutting plane of a machine tool that is convenient and efficient. The apparatus comprises a spring-loaded device for aligning a workpiece with the cutting point of the spindle of a milling machine, which further comprises a dial indicator held in a movable block. The dial indicator is used to measure the desired difference in indicator readings between the front and back of a workpiece. To position the workpiece an operator pushes down on the indicator to contact the workpiece and slides it back and forth across the workpiece, which may be titled to obtain the desired difference in indicator reading between front and back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Assignee: DCM Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald P. Lawson, Thomas A. Ryan, Gary R. Puetz
  • Patent number: 5207006
    Abstract: A system for automatically orienting a cylinder head such that a valve guide inserted into a guide is perpendicular to the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1993
    Assignee: DCM Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Kim Sharpe, Gerald Lawson, Thomas A. Ryan
  • Patent number: 5153999
    Abstract: A system for automatically orienting a cylinder head such that a valve guide inserted into a guide is perpendicular to the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1992
    Assignee: DCM Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Kim Sharpe, Gerald Lawson, Thomas A. Ryan