Patents by Inventor Franklin L. Acker

Franklin L. Acker 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: 4637762
    Abstract: A valve refacing tool having a housing with a bore therethrough which includes a large-diameter portion at one end thereof. A substantially cylindrical support is disposed within the large-diameter portion of the bore and is removably fixed to the housing, as by a plurality of screws extending radially therebetween. This cylindrical support has a small-diameter cylindrical opening which extends axially from the inner end thereof, and which communicates with the small-diameter end of a truncated conical recess which opens outwardly through the other axial end thereof. This conical recess accommodates the head of a poppet valve. A plurality of cutting blades are secured in angularly spaced relationship around the conical recess. The cylindrical support is split into a plurality of separable arcuate sectors, and each is individually fixedly but releasably secured to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1987
    Assignee: Neway Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Franklin L. Acker