Patents by Inventor Albert E. Foulkes, Jr.

Albert E. Foulkes, Jr. 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).

  • Expandable fixture pin for machine tools
    Patent number: 5183358
    Abstract: The fixture or dowel pin has an axial opening including progressively smaller tapered sections alternating with progressively smaller cylindrical threaded sections. Screws having corresponding tapered tops and threaded sections fit respectively into the sections of the body and, after the pin is inserted in the openings of two plates to be immobilized, the respective screws are tightened to expand the pin body in zones outward from the respective screws and immobilize the pin and plates surrounding the zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1993
    Inventors: Albert E. Foulkes, Jr., John M. McHugh