Patents by Inventor Don Lemen

Don Lemen 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).

  • Tooling fixture assembly for use in a coating operation
    Patent number: 9789513
    Abstract: A modular, rotisserie type tooling fixture assembly for use in a coating operation and method of its use are disclosed. The tooling fixture assembly includes an arbor or shaft and a retaining base with a plurality of anchor members disposed in a prescribed radial orientation from the center of the retaining base, the anchor members are uniquely configured or adapted to retain a plurality of workpieces to be coated. The tooling fixture assembly further comprises a unique workpiece masking arrangement that employs a unitary masking cap having a plurality of solid walls or surfaces adapted to cover portions of the plurality of workpieces in a masking relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: PRAXAIR S.T. TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Albert Feuerstein, Andrew Thomas Westfall, Thomas F. Lewis, III, David A. McPherson, Ardy Kleyman, Don Lemen
  • Multifunction tooling fixture assembly for use in a coating related operations
    Patent number: 9381537
    Abstract: A modular, rotisserie type multifunctional tooling fixture assembly is disclosed. The disclosed tooling fixture assembly comprises a positioning ring having a plurality of anchor members configured or adapted to retain a plurality of workpieces to be processed, and a retaining base defining a plurality of retaining members configured to be in locking engagement with the anchor members of the positioning ring and retain a plurality of workpieces in a fixed orientation. The tooling fixture assembly has utility in various coating related processes, including coating and grit blasting operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: David A. McPherson, Albert Feuerstein, Thomas F. Lewis, III, Don Lemen, Ardy Kleyman, Andrew Thomas Westfall
  • MULTIFUNCTION TOOLING FIXTURE ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN A COATING RELATED OPERATIONS
    Publication number: 20130177707
    Abstract: A modular, rotisserie type multifunctional tooling fixture assembly is disclosed. The disclosed tooling fixture assembly comprises a positioning ring having a plurality of anchor members configured or adapted to retain a plurality of workpieces to be processed, and a retaining base defining a plurality of retaining members configured to be in locking engagement with the anchor members of the positioning ring and retain a plurality of workpieces in a fixed orientation. The tooling fixture assembly has utility in various coating related processes, including coating and grit blasting operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventors: Albert Feuerstein, Andrew Thomas Westfall, Thomas F. Lewis, III, David A. McPherson, Ardy Kleyman, Don Lemen
  • TOOLING FIXTURE ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN A COATING OPERATION
    Publication number: 20130149450
    Abstract: A modular, rotisserie type tooling fixture assembly for use in a coating operation and method of its use are disclosed. The tooling fixture assembly includes an arbor or shaft and a retaining base with a plurality of anchor members disposed in a prescribed radial orientation from the center of the retaining base, the anchor members are uniquely configured or adapted to retain a plurality of workpieces to be coated. The tooling fixture assembly further comprises a unique workpiece masking arrangement that employs a unitary masking cap having a plurality of solid walls or surfaces adapted to cover portions of the plurality of workpieces in a masking relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventors: Albert Feuerstein, Andrew Thomas Westfall, Thomas F. Lewis, III, David A. McPherson, Ardy Kleyman, Don Lemen