Patents by Inventor Donald F. Lienert

Donald F. Lienert 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).

  • Method of moving a rotary fixture
    Patent number: 5802698
    Abstract: An improved method of moving a rotary fixture (20) from a first angular position to a second angular position includes the steps of: providing a body (25); mounting the fixture on the body for rotational movement about an axis (x--x); mounting a pin (23) in the spindle (22) of a machine tool; moving the pin so as to engage the fixture at a location eccentric to the axis; and selectively moving the pin relative to the axis from one location to another; thereby to rotate the fixture from the first angular position to the second angular position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Moog Inc.
    Inventors: Brian E. Fitzgerald, Donald F. Lienert, Ronald J. Pascucci