Patents by Inventor James A. Kiskaden

James A. Kiskaden 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).

  • Manufacturing die spacing devices
    Patent number: 10449745
    Abstract: A die spacing device including a die spacing device body having a first arcuate piece sized and configured to extend about a portion of a guide pin of a manufacturing die, a second arcuate piece sized and configured to extend about another portion of the guide pin of the manufacturing die, and a flexible resilient member channel disposed in the first arcuate piece and the second arcuate piece. A flexible resilient member is configured to fit within the flexible resilient member channel and is configured to apply an inward radial force to the first arcuate piece and the second arcuate piece in contracted and extended configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: James A. Kiskaden, James M. Farthing, Lawrence J. Pelotte
  • MANUFACTURING DIE SPACING DEVICES
    Publication number: 20160297162
    Abstract: A die spacing device including a die spacing device body having a first arcuate piece sized and configured to extend about a portion of a guide pin of a manufacturing die, a second arcuate piece sized and configured to extend about another portion of the guide pin of the manufacturing die, and a flexible resilient member channel disposed in the first arcuate piece and the second arcuate piece. A flexible resilient member is configured to fit within the flexible resilient member channel and is configured to apply an inward radial force to the first arcuate piece and the second arcuate piece in contracted and extended configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Kiskaden, James M. Farthing, Lawrence J. Pelotte