Patents by Inventor Joseph Robert Needham

Joseph Robert Needham 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).

  • METHOD OF GRINDING AND TURNING A WORKPIECE
    Publication number: 20210121995
    Abstract: A method of grinding or turning a workpiece, such as a bearing workpiece, involves several steps. One step includes locating the bearing workpiece on a chuck with an axis of rotation of the chuck positioned off-center relative to an axis of the bearing workpiece. Another step includes determining an offset between the chuck's axis of rotation and the bearing workpiece's axis based on the off-center position between the chuck's axis of rotation and the bearing workpiece's axis. Yet another step includes determining a path of engagement of a grinding wheel relative to the bearing workpiece based on the offset previously determined between the chuck's axis of rotation and the bearing workpiece's axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Timothy William Hykes, Joel Kym Metzler, Joseph Robert Needham