Patents by Inventor Egon Werner Kern

Egon Werner Kern 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).

  • Device configured to selectively apply tools against a workpiece on a lathe
    Patent number: 10160041
    Abstract: A device for selectively moving a first or second tool relative to a workpiece on a lathe, the device including a first and a second tool providing system, each of the tool providing systems including a guide rail having a length direction, a slide slidably mounted on the guide rail, the slide being shiftable from a waiting position to a work position, a tool retainer on the slide, a block fixed relative to the guide rail, a first lever pivotably mounted to the block, a second lever having a first end pivotably mounted to the block and a second end pivotably mounted to the slide, and a linear actuator having a rod pivotably connected to the first lever, the rod extending in a direction not parallel to the length direction of the guide rail and being shiftable from a first position to a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Erich Pfandl, Egon Werner Kern
  • DEVICE CONFIGURED TO SELECTIVELY APPLY TOOLS AGAINST A WORKPIECE ON A LATHE
    Publication number: 20180093333
    Abstract: A device for selectively moving a first or second tool relative to a workpiece on a lathe, the device including a first and a second tool providing system, each of the tool providing systems including a guide rail having a length direction, a slide slidably mounted on the guide rail, the slide being shiftable from a waiting position to a work position, a tool retainer on the slide, a block fixed relative to the guide rail, a first lever pivotably mounted to the block, a second lever having a first end pivotably mounted to the block and a second end pivotably mounted to the slide, and a linear actuator having a rod pivotably connected to the first lever, the rod extending in a direction not parallel to the length direction of the guide rail and being shiftable from a first position to a second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Erich Pfandl, Egon Werner Kern