Patents by Inventor Alan Simms

Alan Simms 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).

  • Equipment alignment docking system
    Patent number: 5339940
    Abstract: A piece of movable equipment is provided with a male docking bar (10) . An immovable piece of equipment is mounted to an immovable fixture which has a female docking bar (28). The female docking bar (28) has freedom to move in a first axis. The movable piece of equipment is brought into contact along a second, orthogonal axis to meet the immovable piece of equipment, at which point lugs (12) on the male docking bar mate with corresponding holes (30) on the female docking bar. The male locking bar can then be interlocked (16, 32) to the female docking bar. The movable piece of equipment can then further be moved along the first axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1994
    Assignee: LSI Logic Corporation
    Inventor: Alan Simms