Patents by Inventor Donald Joseph Voisine

Donald Joseph Voisine 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).

  • Fixture for securing a workpiece
    Patent number: 6627833
    Abstract: A fixture for securing a workpiece, which includes: a base; a plurality of locators on the base for accepting the workpiece; a plurality of arms, each secured to the base at a pivot point; and a lever for actuating the arms against the workpiece. The arms positively position the workpiece against the locators. The fixture is part of an electrical discharge machining (EDM) apparatus, which also includes a tank and a holder for supporting an electrode in said tank. The lever actuates towards a front of the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Richard W. Varsell, Donald Joseph Voisine
  • Fixture for securing a workpiece
    Publication number: 20030141284
    Abstract: A fixture for securing a workpiece, comprising: a base; a plurality of locators on the base for accepting the workpiece; a plurality of arms, each secured to the base at a pivot point; and a lever for actuating the arms against the workpiece. The arms positively position the workpiece against the locators. The fixture is part of an electrical discharge machining (EDM) apparatus, which also includes a tank and a holder for supporting an electrode in said tank. The lever actuates towards a front of the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: Richard W. Varsell, Donald Joseph Voisine