Patents by Inventor Dean L. Edwards

Dean L. Edwards 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).

  • Pallet changing system for a machining center
    Patent number: 4482043
    Abstract: A pallet changing system for a machine tool in which two pallets are shuttled back and forth over a track to maintain one pallet in a standby position while the other pallet is in a central machining position. A single saddle capable of indexing either pallet during machining is driven on the track. Telescoping covers extend between each track end and the associated pallet and also between the pallets to keep the track and saddle covered while permitting movement of the pallets over the track and relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 13, 1984
    Assignee: White-Sundstrand Machine Tool Co.
    Inventors: Spencer S. Bauman, Dean L. Edwards