Patents by Inventor Gene P. Schell

Gene P. Schell 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: 4703922
    Abstract: A mechanism for raising, rotating and lowering a workpiece from a first secured position to a second secured position with only a rotational input, wherein work operations may be performed on said workpiece in the first and second secured positions, includes dual cam followers extending from the first end of the workpiece for engaging dual camming races to allow the workpiece to first be raised, then rotated and then lowered to a second position. A ball bushing is mounted on the opposite end of the workpiece and pivots in a bushing support to permit the workpiece to rotate about its elongate axis. In an alternative embodiment, two sets of cam followers are provided, one set being mounted at the first end of the workpiece and other set mounted at the opposite end. Both sets of cam followers engage separate dual camming races to rotate the workpiece from a first secured position to a second secured position while remaining in a horizontal position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1987
    Assignee: LTV Aerospace and Defense Company
    Inventor: Gene P. Schell