Patents by Inventor Keith D. Adkins

Keith D. Adkins 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).

  • Vacuum fixture and method for dimensioning and manipulating materials
    Patent number: 5906363
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for dimensioning and manipulating a patterned material by selectively applying a vacuum and/or positive pressure to the patterned material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1999
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley E. Reis, Steven C. Hoover, Keith D. Adkins, William G. Lytle
  • Vacuum fixture and method for dimensioning and manipulating materials
    Patent number: 5870937
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for dimensioning and manipulating a patterned material by selectively applying a vacuum and/or positive pressure to the patterned material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley E. Reis, Steven C. Hoover, Keith D. Adkins
  • Vacuum fixture and method for dimensioning and manipulating materials
    Patent number: 5800661
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for dimensioning and manipulating a patterned material by selectively applying a vacuum and/or positive pressure to the patterned material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley E. Reis, William G. Lytle, Keith D. Adkins
  • Vacuum fixture and method for dimensioning and manipulating materials
    Patent number: 5660380
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for dimensioning and manipulating a patterned material by selectively applying a vacuum and/or positive pressure to the patterned material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley E. Reis, Steven C. Hoover, Keith D. Adkins, William G. Lytle
  • Automated gasket applicator and method of using same
    Patent number: 5536342
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for applying a gasket strip to a substrate. An application head guided by a controlled robot applies the gasket strip to the substrate and cuts the strips to the desired length as they are applied. The application head applies as many strips in as many positions as necessary to form the desired gasket pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1996
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley E. Reis, Allan D. Pincus, William G. Lytle, Robert C. Rudolph, Charles R. Geese, Keith D. Adkins