Patents by Inventor Doug Staats

Doug Staats 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).

  • Methods and systems for target cleaning die surfaces of a die of a press machine
    Patent number: 9908154
    Abstract: A stamping system includes a press machine having installed an upper die with an upper die surface and a lower die with a lower die surface. The upper die surface and the lower die surface each have a non-planar geometry. The press machine presses a workpiece between the upper die surface and the lower die surface during a pressing operation. A die cleaning machine is provided having a brush configured to remove foreign debris from at least one of the upper die surface and the lower die surface during a cleaning operation, wherein the die cleaning machine is configured to maneuver the brush in various orientations relative to the press machine to clean the non-planar upper die surface or the non-planar lower die surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Doug Staats, Milan Jurich
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TARGET CLEANING DIE SURFACES OF A DIE OF A PRESS MACHINE
    Publication number: 20160114380
    Abstract: A stamping system includes a press machine having installed an upper die with an upper die surface and a lower die with a lower die surface. The upper die surface and the lower die surface each have a non-planar geometry. The press machine presses a workpiece between the upper die surface and the lower die surface during a pressing operation. A die cleaning machine is provided having a brush configured to remove foreign debris from at least one of the upper die surface and the lower die surface during a cleaning operation, wherein the die cleaning machine is configured to maneuver the brush in various orientations relative to the press machine to clean the non-planar upper die surface or the non-planar lower die surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Doug Staats, Milan Jurich