Patents by Inventor Gregory A. Matson

Gregory A. Matson 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).

  • Method for producing and controlling a fillet on a gear
    Patent number: 6164880
    Abstract: A method for producing a fillet on a gear as a function of a plurality of design criteria points in disclosed. The present method includes the steps of fitting a polynomial curve to the design criteria points, and producing the fillet on the gear, the fillet having a curved shape corresponding to the fitted polynomial curve. As a further step for control of the fillet, the actual shape of the fillet produced can be inspected and compared to the fitted curve, using a coordinate measuring machine or other suitable device. According to a further aspect of the invention, the fillet is produced using a tool having a curved surface corresponding to the polynomial curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Franklin T. Pulley, Michael W. Kipling, Gregory A. Matson, Danny L. Thurman, Bennett W. Avery