Patents by Inventor Drew O. Taylor

Drew O. Taylor 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).

  • Rotatable tool and apparatus therefor
    Patent number: 8047417
    Abstract: A friction stir weld apparatus having a linear drive actuator and a separate friction stir weld device. The linear actuator and the friction stir weld device are driven by concentric motors. In the preferred embodiment, the thrust member of the actuator is connected to the friction stir weld device within or adjacent to the friction stir weld device motor to advance and retract the friction stir weld device along a linear axis concentric with the actuator and friction stir weld device motors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Tol-O-Matic, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Hochhalter, Mike T. Seiler, Drew O. Taylor