Patents by Inventor Joseph Charles Lutz

Joseph Charles Lutz 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).

  • Collecting debris from a tool
    Patent number: 8484795
    Abstract: An apparatus and associated method are provided for collecting debris from a tool. A housing defines a channel, at least one of the tool and the housing being selectively movable to operably orient the tool at a predefined reference relationship to the channel. A magnetic member is operable to demagnetize at least one of the tool and the debris. A windage source in fluid communication with the channel is operable to establish a windage contacting the tool to cooperate with the magnetic member in removing the debris from the tool. A conduit connected to the channel collects the removed debris.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Chad Francis Barclay, Joseph Charles Lutz, Kok Wah Jackie Tan, Kok Loong Teng
  • COLLECTING DEBRIS FROM A TOOL
    Publication number: 20120036674
    Abstract: An apparatus and associated method are provided for collecting debris from a tool. A housing defines a channel, at least one of the tool and the housing being selectively movable to operably orient the tool at a predefined reference relationship to the channel. A magnetic member is operable to demagnetize at least one of the tool and the debris. A windage source in fluid communication with the channel is operable to establish a windage contacting the tool to cooperate with the magnetic member in removing the debris from the tool. A conduit connected to the channel collects the removed debris.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Chad Francis Barclay, Joseph Charles Lutz, Kok Wah Jackie Tan, Kok Loong Teng
  • Collecting debris from a tool
    Patent number: 7983789
    Abstract: An apparatus and associated method for collecting debris from a tool, wherein programming instructions are stored in memory and executed by a machine tool controller, and wherein the controller is responsive to an intermittent debris collect signal in altering an operative path of the tool in order to engage the tool with a debris collecting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Charles Lutz, YongLing Yu, VigneswaraRao Subramaniam, HwaLiang Ng, George P. Thomas
  • COLLECTING DEBRIS FROM A TOOL
    Publication number: 20090076656
    Abstract: An apparatus and associated method for collecting debris from a tool, wherein programming instructions are stored in memory and executed by a machine tool controller, and wherein the controller is responsive to an intermittent debris collect signal in altering an operative path of the tool in order to engage the tool with a debris collecting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Charles Lutz, YongLing Yu, VigneswaraRao Subramaniam, HwaLiang Ng, George P. Thomas