Patents by Inventor Frank Kadykowski

Frank Kadykowski 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).

  • Patent number: 4330966
    Abstract: A grinding fixture provides for grinding a pair of oppositely positioned complementary ball engaging meridian race grooves in the external surface of the inner race member of a constant velocity universal joint, wherein the race grooves are characterized by offset centers. The fixture, adapted to receive and contain the inner race member for grinding, is engageable with, and rotatable between, headstock and tailstock members of a grinding machine. In a preferred embodiment, the fixture incorporates a slide assembly which is reciprocated between two offset parallel centerlines during grinding of a race member contained within the fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1982
    Assignee: Dana Corporation
    Inventor: Frank Kadykowski