Patents Assigned to Precision Pattern, Template & Shoe, Inc.
  • Method for machining a precision conformed hold-down pressure shoe
    Patent number: 5290988
    Abstract: A method for machining a hold-down pressure shoe that conforms to a preselected pattern on a workpiece for firmly maintaining the workpiece against a surface of a machine so that the workpiece may be moved adjacent a rotating cutterhead without elevating it from the surface, comprising the steps of: programming a computer to control a cutting means for shaping the preselected pattern; and operating the cutting means to cut the hold-down pressure shoe into a shape which corresponds with the preselected pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1994
    Assignee: Precision Pattern, Template & Shoe, Inc.
    Inventor: Clinton L. Young