Patents by Inventor Jerome L. Walters

Jerome L. Walters 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).

  • High precision adjustable stop gauge assembly
    Patent number: 5895184
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a positioning apparatus which is used to position work pieces in a work piece securing mechanism during a computer controlled machining operation. The apparatus includes an arm which is slidably mounted on a graduated shaft so that the position of the arm from a zero reference point can be determined. The apparatus may also include a second graduated shaft slidably mounted in the arm so that the position of a work piece inside a work piece securing mechanism can be determined in relation to a zero reference point. The apparatus of this invention can repeatedly position work pieces within about 0.0005 inch (0.0013 cm) of a desired position, or better.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Assignee: Multifold International Corporation
    Inventors: Jerome L. Walters, John O. Greene