Patents by Inventor Curtiss Gilmore Howard

Curtiss Gilmore Howard 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 element placement means
    Patent number: 4066377
    Abstract: The present invention is useful in establishing a plurality of tool elements in a desired configuration in relation to a workpiece surface. A typical device of the invention has a guide member having a flexible section containing tool element guide means, means for deflecting the flexible section to position the guide means in the desired configuration and means for establishing a cooperative relationship between the desired configuration of guide means and the workpiece surface. The invention is particularly applicable to positioning a plurality of drilling elements in a configuration corresponding and in precise relationship to the curvature of the edge of a gas turbine engine blade or vane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1978
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Curtiss Gilmore Howard