Patents by Inventor Derrick Bunke

Derrick Bunke 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).

  • Pin stop jaw plate
    Patent number: 8167291
    Abstract: A jaw plate for a vise including a selectively extendable pin for locating a workpiece. An exemplary jaw plate may be installed in a workholding device, such as a vise, which may be used to hold a workpiece proximate a machine tool. An exemplary jaw plate includes a plurality of pins at predetermined locations along the jaw plate's front face. The pins may be individually selectively extended or retracted by an operator. In their extended positions, the pins may assist the operator in locating the workpiece relative to the machine tool in a correct and repeatable position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: TE-CO Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel C. Parks, Derrick Bunke, Kevin J. Moeder
  • PIN STOP JAW PLATE
    Publication number: 20090273132
    Abstract: A jaw plate for a vise including a selectively extendable pin for locating a workpiece. An exemplary jaw plate may be installed in a workholding device, such as a vise, which may be used to hold a workpiece proximate a machine tool. An exemplary jaw plate includes a plurality of pins at predetermined locations along the jaw plate's front face. The pins may be individually selectively extended or retracted by an operator. In their extended positions, the pins may assist the operator in locating the workpiece relative to the machine tool in a correct and repeatable position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Daniel C. Parks, Derrick Bunke, Kevin J. Moeder