Patents by Inventor Donald R. Puckering

Donald R. Puckering 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).

  • Automated machine tool having a rotary indexing fixture
    Patent number: 4617720
    Abstract: There is provided by this invention an automated machine tool having a rotary indexing table that allows the machine tool to precisely rotate a workpiece 360.degree. to perform a machining function. The rotary indexing table has an aperture therein designed to accommodate an indexing tool supported in a rotatable spindle such that with appropriate movements of the moveable worktable the indexing tool causes rotation of the rotary indexing table to a precise position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1986
    Assignee: McDonnell Douglas Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Palfery, Donald R. Puckering, Angel Kocev, Kenrick B. Maharaj
  • Automated machining system having a workpiece transfer apparatus
    Patent number: 4612697
    Abstract: There is provided by this invention an automated machine tool having a workpiece transfer apparatus that allows the machine tool to automatically load and unload a workpiece during machining. The automated machine tool has the capacity to select a workpiece from a stack of raw material, transfer the workpiece to a machining station, and select a new workpiece from the stack of raw material without human intervention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1986
    Assignee: McDonnell Douglas Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Palfery, Kenrick B. Maharaj, John S. Malcom, Donald R. Puckering, Kee-Shong Wong