Patents by Inventor Jeff D. Buchanan

Jeff D. Buchanan 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).

  • Fixture and worktable to press a bushing in a carrier
    Patent number: 6484391
    Abstract: A bushing installation and removal assembly includes mounting table fitted with a vice fixture, a press/ram assembly having a controlled hydraulic press whereby a separate hydraulic repositioning system disposes the work piece into the press/ram assembly in a controlled manner. The worktable, fixtures and press/ram assembly are designed to receive and securely position the housing assembly (work piece) onto a controlled substrate. The substrate is then designed to reposition the housing assembly (work piece) proximate to the press ram, which suitably presses the bushing member onto the housing assembly (work piece). The substrate is then retracted to its original position where the housing assembly (work piece) is removed for further processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Spicer Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Roderick Brent Dillon, Jeff D. Buchanan, Karl J. Goede, Samuel J. Wirts, Ronald Lee Zimmerman, Michael L. Gamble