Patents by Inventor Don Stabenow

Don Stabenow 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING ACCUMULATION AND ADHESION OF WELD SPATTER
    Publication number: 20080156850
    Abstract: A tooling fixture is adapted to preserve the dimensional accuracy of critical dimension locating components associated with the fixture. The tooling fixture has a plurality of component locators having a body with at least one surface for accurately constraining at least one component part within the tooling fixture. The surfaces of the component locators are exposed to weld spatter. A spatter resistant coating is applied to the surfaces of the component locators to protect their surfaces from accumulating weld spatter thereby preserving the dimensional repeatability of the tooling fixture and decreasing rework or scrap quantities resulting from the component parts being out of specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: GENESIS SYSTEMS GROUP, L.L.C.
    Inventors: GARY ALDEN, PATRICK W. POLLOCK, Don STABENOW
  • Method and apparatus for locating and holding a flange
    Patent number: 6953142
    Abstract: Apparatus for locating and grasping a flange include a plurality of clamp arms that move from an unclamped position to a clamped position, clamping the flange to the upper surface of a support platform. A plurality of pins are adapted to move upwardly into flange holes within the flange for positioning the flange during the clamping action. The locating and the clamping of the flange to the upper surface of the support platform are accomplished by a single pusher rod that is connected to both the pins and the clamps. The method comprises using a single pusher rod connected to both the pins and the clamps for locating and clamping the flange to the upper surface of a platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: GSG, LLC
    Inventors: John D. Pingilley, Roger W. Christensen, Njell J. Cooley, Michael J. McCreary, Don Stabenow, John D. Hogue
  • Method and apparatus for locating and holding a flange
    Publication number: 20050045689
    Abstract: Apparatus for locating and grasping a flange include a plurality of clamp arms that move from an unclamped position to a clamped position, clamping the flange to the upper surface of a support platform. A plurality of pins are adapted to move upwardly into flange holes within the flange for positioning the flange during the clamping action. The locating and the clamping of the flange to the upper surface of the support platform are accomplished by a single pusher rod that is connected to both the pins and the clamps. The method comprises using a single pusher rod connected to both the pins and the clamps for locating and clamping the flange to the upper surface of a platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2003
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Applicant: GENESIS SYSTEMS GROUP, L.L.C.
    Inventors: John Pingilley, Roger Christensen, Njell Cooley, Michael McCreary, Don Stabenow, John Hogue