Patents by Inventor Jonathan Tyler Bork

Jonathan Tyler Bork 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).

  • Welding fixture for robotic welding systems
    Patent number: 9114484
    Abstract: A welding fixture holds a first workpiece and a second workpiece in a plurality of configurations. The welding fixture includes a fixture base plate, a first toggle clamp configured to apply a clamping force substantially perpendicular to the fixture base plate, a second toggle clamp configured to apply a clamping force substantially parallel to the fixture base plate, and a workpiece support plate. The plurality of configurations for the first workpiece and the second workpiece include at least a horizontal lap configuration in which the first workpiece and the second workpiece are oriented substantially parallel to each other and to the fixture base plate, a vertical lap configuration in which the first workpiece and the second workpiece are oriented substantially parallel to each other and substantially perpendicular to the fixture base plate, and a T configuration in which the first workpiece is oriented substantially perpendicular to the second workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: LINCOLN GLOBAL, INC.
    Inventors: Kyle Harbaugh, Heath Suraba, Don Patton, David Osicki, Jonathan Tyler Bork
  • WELDING FIXTURE FOR ROBOTIC WELDING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20150115017
    Abstract: A welding fixture holds a first workpiece and a second workpiece in a plurality of configurations. The welding fixture includes a fixture base plate, a first toggle clamp configured to apply a clamping force substantially perpendicular to the fixture base plate, a second toggle clamp configured to apply a clamping force substantially parallel to the fixture base plate, and a workpiece support plate. The plurality of configurations for the first workpiece and the second workpiece include at least a horizontal lap configuration in which the first workpiece and the second workpiece are oriented substantially parallel to each other and to the fixture base plate, a vertical lap configuration in which the first workpiece and the second workpiece are oriented substantially parallel to each other and substantially perpendicular to the fixture base plate, and a T configuration in which the first workpiece is oriented substantially perpendicular to the second workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Lincoln Global, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Harbaugh, Heath Suraba, Don Patton, David Osicki, Jonathan Tyler Bork