Patents by Inventor Joseph K. Bond
Joseph K. Bond 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).
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Patent number: 7976359Abstract: A polishing machine for optical elements, comprising:—a spindle arranged to rotationally drive an optical element;—a polishing tool mobile relative to the spindle; wherein the polishing machine further comprises a platform mounted on top of a work chamber, the work chamber comprising the spindle, and the platform holding a body on which is mounted the polishing tool.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2006Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Essilor International (Compagnie Generale d'Optique)Inventors: James W. Drain, John Roderick Keller, Steven L. Reid, Joseph K. Bond, Maggy Perrier, Laurent Marcepoil, Eric Comte
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Patent number: 7938715Abstract: A polishing machine for optical elements includes: —a spindle arranged to rotationally drive an optical element; —a polishing tool mobile relative to the spindle; —a front face provided with a door enabling the access to the spindle and to the polishing tool. The polishing tool is mounted on a body which is rotationally mounted on sliding members by way of a first axis, the sliding members being substantially perpendicular to the front face.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2006Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: Essilor International (Compagnie Generale d'Optique)Inventors: James W. Drain, John Roderick Keller, Steven L. Reid, Joseph K. Bond, Maggy Perrier, Laurent Marcepoil, Eric Comte
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Patent number: 7591710Abstract: A polishing machine for optical elements, comprising: a spindle arranged to rotationally drive an optical element; a polishing tool mobile relative to the spindle; wherein the polishing machine further comprises a platform mounted on top of a work chamber, the work chamber comprising the spindle, and the platform holding a body on which is mounted the polishing tool.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2005Date of Patent: September 22, 2009Assignee: Essilor International (Compagnie Generale d'Optique)Inventors: James W. Drain, John R. Keller, Steven L. Reid, Joseph K. Bond, Maggy Perrier, Laurent Marcepoil, Eric Comte
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Publication number: 20090011685Abstract: A polishing machine for optical elements includes: —a spindle arranged to rotationally drive an optical element; —a polishing tool mobile relative to the spindle; —a front face provided with a door enabling the access to the spindle and to the polishing tool. The polishing tool is mounted on a body which is rotationally mounted on sliding members by way of a first axis, the sliding members being substantially perpendicular to the front face.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2006Publication date: January 8, 2009Applicant: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL ( Compagnie Generale d'Optique)Inventors: James W. Drain, John Roderick Keller, Steven L. Reid, Joseph K. Bond, Maggy Perrier, Laurent Marcepoil, Eric Comte
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Publication number: 20090011684Abstract: A polishing machine for optical elements, comprising:—a spindle arranged to rotationally drive an optical element;—a polishing tool mobile relative to the spindle; wherein the polishing machine further comprises a platform mounted on top of a work chamber, the work chamber comprising the spindle, and the platform holding a body on which is mounted the polishing tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2006Publication date: January 8, 2009Applicant: ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (Compagnie Generale d'Optique)Inventors: James W. Drain, John Roderick Keller, Steven L. Reid, Joseph K. Bond, Maggy Perrier, Laurent Marcepoil, Eric Comte
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Patent number: 7396275Abstract: A polishing machine for optical elements, comprising: a spindle arranged to rotationally drive an optical element; a polishing tool mobile relative to the spindle; a front face provided with a door enabling the access to the spindle and to the polishing tool; wherein the polishing tool is mounted on a body which is rotationally mounted on sliding means by way of a first axis, the sliding means being substantially perpendicular to the front face.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2005Date of Patent: July 8, 2008Assignee: Essilor International (Compagnie General d'Optique)Inventors: James W. Drain, John R. Keller, Steven L. Reid, Joseph K. Bond, Maggy Perrier, Laurent Marcepoil, Eric Comte
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Patent number: 6621241Abstract: A system and method for reducing reaction forces induced in a machine frame by an oscillating tool employs a counterforce assembly which is driven to move along linear slides mounted to the machine frame. The counterforce assembly is driven with a drive signal derived from two signals: a first signal which is proportional to the acceleration of the tool, and a second signal which is directly proportional to the velocity of the oscillating tool. By properly-adjusting the acceleration and velocity components of the drive signal, the magnitude of the reaction forces induced in the machine frame by the oscillating tool can be substantially reduced. The counterforce assembly preferably includes a centering means which prevents it from moving to either end of the slide. An accelerometer is preferably mounted to the machine frame to sense its vibration, with the accelerometer output used to adjust the counterforce assembly's drive electronics to reduce vibration to a minimum.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2001Date of Patent: September 16, 2003Assignee: DAC International, Inc.Inventors: Steven L. Reid, John R. Keller, Joseph K. Bond
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Publication number: 20030117099Abstract: A system and method for reducing reaction forces induced in a machine frame by an oscillating tool employs a counterforce assembly which is driven to move along linear slides mounted to the machine frame. The counterforce assembly is driven with a drive signal derived from two signals: a first signal which is proportional to the acceleration of the tool, and a second signal which is directly proportional to the velocity of the oscillating tool. By properly-adjusting the acceleration and velocity components of the drive signal, the magnitude of the reaction forces induced in the machine frame by the oscillating tool can be substantially reduced. The counterforce assembly preferably includes a centering means which prevents it from moving to either end of the slide. An accelerometer is preferably mounted to the machine frame to sense its vibration, with the accelerometer output used to adjust the counterforce assembly's drive electronics to reduce vibration to a minimum.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2001Publication date: June 26, 2003Applicant: DAC INTERNATIONAL , INC.Inventors: John R. Keller, Steven L. Reid, Joseph K. Bond
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Patent number: 5385477Abstract: A buckling beam probe contactor in which an array of electrically conductive, parallel, probe test wires, are cast into a housing with urethane or silicone elastomer so as to elastically couple the wires to each other and cause all of the probe wires to bend and buckle in identical, parallel, congruent waveforms and thereby maintain spacing between the wires. Stiffer elastomers are used to insure that the wires have a greater number of inflections with less sideways displacement. Various modifications of the elastomer allow desired buckling patterns to be generated.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 1993Date of Patent: January 31, 1995Assignee: CK Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Yakov F. Vaynkof, Karl F. Zimmermann, Jerry W. Shorter, Joseph K. Bond
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Patent number: 4323337Abstract: A compression belling machine for precision belling simultaneously of a plurality of plastic pipe ends. This is accomplished by selectively feeding groups of pipes, the ends of which are to be belled, first into a heating unit and then, transferring them by an endless conveyor, simultaneously into a belling station having a plurality of molds one-half of each of which molds is stationary and the other half of which may be moved apart from its mating half to permit insertion between the separated halves of a heated end of one pipe. Each of the molds is entirely separate from the other molds and each mold may be removed from the apparatus for replacement. All mold halves, however, are moved together by a common hydraulic head. Control means are provided to operate a novel sequential type feeder and so that pipes may be selectively deposited into the heater and then aligned with their ends properly inserted into the particular mold cavities.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 1978Date of Patent: April 6, 1982Inventors: Wolfram G. Korff, Vernon V. Emery, Joseph K. Bond