Patents by Inventor James B. Meehan

James B. Meehan 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).

  • Deburring and cleaning machine and process
    Patent number: 4387537
    Abstract: A deburring and cleaning machine and process designed to successfully clean work pieces such as castings, machined parts, and the like. The machine is characterized by a freely open work piece mounting plate movable in a predetermined pattern while simultaneously allowing free falling abrasion media to fall over, around and through the work piece. The method involves positioning a work piece in an open treating area, moving the work piece in a predetermined pattern through the treating area, and simultaneously free-falling abrasive media cascading over, around and through the work piece. The open treating area and the free-fall cascading of abrasive media provide improved cleaning and deburring of internal passageways, free falling abrasive media cascading, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1983
    Assignee: Iowa Engineered Processes Corp.
    Inventors: Maurice P. Roach, Russell D. Burkhart, James B. Meehan