Patents by Inventor Keith F. Kleinstuber

Keith F. Kleinstuber 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).

  • Rotary ring cutter
    Patent number: 5215417
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a rotary cutter for cutting gears, couplings and the like. The rotary cutter comprises a cutter head having an axis of rotation, a centering disc located adjacent to a side of the cutter head and concentric with the axis and a cutter ring, centered by the centering disc, on the cutter head. The centering disc has a tapered outer edge surface that abuts against and is complementary with the tapered surface of the bore of the cutter ring. The cutter ring is centered once the surfaces are complementary. Once centered, the cutter ring is secured to the cutter head. The rotary cutter of the present invention enables the cutter ring to rotate true about the axis of a machine tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1993
    Assignee: The Gleason Works
    Inventors: Robert J. Ball, Keith F. Kleinstuber, Harry Pearson
  • Rotary ring cutter
    Patent number: 5137402
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a rotary cutter for cutting gears, couplings and the like. The rotary cutter comprises a cutter head having an axis of rotation, a centering disc located adjacent to a side of the cutter head and concentric with the axis and a cutter ring, centered by the centering disc, on the cutter head. The centering disc has a tapered outer edge surface that abuts against and is complementary with the tapered surface of the bore of the cutter ring. The cutter ring is centered once the surfaces are complementary. Once centered, the cutter ring is secured to the cutter head. The rotary cutter of the present invention enables the cutter ring to rotate true about the axis of a machine tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1992
    Assignee: The Gleason Works
    Inventors: Robert J. Ball, Keith F. Kleinstuber, Harry Pearson