Patents by Inventor Andrew Roy Pollington

Andrew Roy Pollington 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).

  • Tool carousel
    Patent number: 6245003
    Abstract: A tool carousel comprising a plurality of wheel sections which can be joined together to form a carousel wheel and a plurality of tool-holding portions. Each tool-holding portion and wheel section is configured such that each tool-holding portion can be journalled to a respective wheel section for rotation between a tool-storage position and a tool-accessing position in which a tool can be installed thereupon or removed therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Bridgeport Machines Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Roy Pollington, Harish Devji Mandalia
  • Tool carousel
    Patent number: 6228008
    Abstract: A tool carousel comprising a plurality of wheel sections which can be joined together to form a carousel wheel and a plurality of tool-holding portions. Each tool-holding portion and wheel section is configured such that each tool-holding portion can be journalled to a respective wheel section for rotation between a tool-storage position and a tool-accessing position in which a tool can be installed thereupon or removed therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Bridgeport Machines Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Roy Pollington, Harish Devji Mandalia
  • Tool carousel
    Patent number: 6155961
    Abstract: A tool carousel comprising a plurality of wheel sections which can be joined together to form a carousel wheel and a plurality of tool-holding portions. Each tool-holding portion and wheel section is configured such that each tool-holding portion can be journalled to a respective wheel section for rotation between a tool-storage position and a tool-accessing position in which a tool can be installed thereupon or removed therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Bridgeport Machines Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Roy Pollington, Harish Devji Mandalia
  • Tool carousel
    Patent number: 5672145
    Abstract: A tool carousel is provided comprising a carousel wheel mounted on a shaft of the tool carousel, a series of holders mounted to and distributed around the periphery of the carousel wheel to hold, respectively, a series of individually removable tools. Carousel locator formations are distributed at intervals around the carousel wheel, whereby the carousel wheel can be rotated or indexed to any desired rotational position corresponding to a selected one of the tools. The carousel wheel of the tool carousel comprises several individual elements, each of a molded plastic material, arranged in a ring side-by-side with each other around the shaft, each element extending radially outwardly from the shaft. A radially outer part of each element is connected or joined to a correspondingly radially outer part of each of two adjacent elements, one on either side thereof, the elements having portions of the carousel locator formations formed integrally therewith and having the holders formed integrally therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1997
    Assignee: Bridgeport Machines Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Roy Pollington, Harish Mandalia