Patents by Inventor Keith Gunter

Keith Gunter 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).

  • Publication number: 20230090597
    Abstract: A pipe groover can include a base assembly; a spindle plate secured to the base assembly but configured to rotate about an axis with respect to the base assembly; and a plurality of roller assemblies secured to the spindle plate, each of the roller assemblies including a pair of rollers configured to form a groove in a pipe proximate to an end of the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph Maksimowski, Larry Keith Gunter
  • Patent number: 10898962
    Abstract: A thread milling system includes a thread milling machine having a spindle; and a combination tool having a body and a reaming insert, the body having a first end and a second end, the body defining a securing pocket, the reaming insert secured proximate to the second end of the body and within the securing pocket, the second end of the body attached to the spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Anvil International, LLC
    Inventors: Larry Keith Gunter, Steven Douglas Hampton, Anthony Mack Ford, James Paul Birkholz, Ed Hayes
  • Patent number: 10786856
    Abstract: A method of operating a thread milling machine includes securing a product in a securing mount proximate to the thread milling machine, the thread milling machine having a spindle; securing a combination tool to the spindle, the combination tool having a body and an insert, the body having a first end and a second end, the body defining a securing pocket, the insert secured proximate to the second end at a first side of the securing pocket, the second end attached to the spindle; and rotating the spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Anvil International, LLC
    Inventors: Larry Keith Gunter, Steven Douglas Hampton, Anthony Mack Ford, James Paul Birkholz, Ed Hayes
  • Publication number: 20180326522
    Abstract: A thread milling system includes a thread milling machine having a spindle; and a combination tool having a body and a reaming insert, the body having a first end and a second end, the body defining a securing pocket, the reaming insert secured proximate to the second end of the body and within the securing pocket, the second end of the body attached to the spindle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Larry Keith Gunter, Steven Douglas Hampton, Anthony Mack Ford, James Paul Birkholz, Ed Hayes
  • Publication number: 20180326521
    Abstract: A method of operating a thread milling machine includes securing a product in a securing mount proximate to the thread milling machine, the thread milling machine having a spindle; securing a combination tool to the spindle, the combination tool having a body and an insert, the body having a first end and a second end, the body defining a securing pocket, the insert secured proximate to the second end at a first side of the securing pocket, the second end attached to the spindle; and rotating the spindle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Larry Keith Gunter, Steven Douglas Hampton, Anthony Mack Ford, James Paul Birkholz, Ed Hayes
  • Publication number: 20180169780
    Abstract: A combination tool for a thread milling system includes: a tool mount configured to secure the combination tool on a thread milling machine of the thread milling system; a body connected to the tool mount, the body having a first end and a second end, the body defining a securing pocket; and a reaming insert secured proximate to the second end and within the securing pocket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Larry Keith Gunter, Steven Douglas Hampton, Anthony Mack Ford, James Paul Birkholz, Ed Hayes
  • Patent number: 9464591
    Abstract: A cylinder liner sealing arrangement for an internal combustion engine including a cylinder block having cylinder bores, a cylinder head, a cylinder liner within each cylinder bore and a circumferential cut-out formed in the upper and outer surfaces of the cylinder liner. A circular sealing ring is positioned in the circumferential cut-out with the sealing ring contacting at least the cylinder block and the cylinder liner to form a coolant seal therebetween. The sealing ring includes a seal enhancing configuration formed on at least an outer circumferential surface of the sealing ring with the seal enhancing configuration including at least one of an arcuate portion of a “D” ring seal or a plurality of circumferentially extending ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Cummins Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Worthington, Terry M. Shaw, David Genter, Dan E. Richardson, Ian McGiffen, Mark G. Luehrmann, Keith Gunter
  • Publication number: 20140090619
    Abstract: A cylinder liner sealing arrangement for an internal combustion engine including a cylinder block having cylinder bores, a cylinder head, a cylinder liner within each cylinder bore and a circumferential cut-out formed in the upper and outer surfaces of the cylinder liner. A circular sealing ring is positioned in the circumferential cut-out with the sealing ring contacting at least the cylinder block and the cylinder liner to form a coolant seal therebetween. The sealing ring includes a seal enhancing configuration formed on at least an outer circumferential surface of the sealing ring with the seal enhancing configuration including at least one of an arcuate portion of a “D” ring seal or a plurality of circumferentially extending ribs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: CUMMINS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Worthington, Terry M. Shaw, David Genter, Dan E. Richardson, Ian McGiffen, Mark G. Luehrmann, Keith Gunter
  • Patent number: 8601995
    Abstract: A cylinder liner sealing arrangement for an internal combustion engine including a cylinder block having cylinder bores, a cylinder head, a cylinder liner within each cylinder bore and a circumferential cut-out formed in the upper and outer surfaces of the cylinder liner. A circular sealing ring is positioned in the circumferential cut-out with the sealing ring contacting at least the cylinder block and the cylinder liner to form a coolant seal therebetween. The sealing ring includes a seal enhancing configuration formed on at least an outer circumferential surface of the sealing ring with the seal enhancing configuration including at least one of an arcuate portion of a “D” ring seal or a plurality of circumferentially extending ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Cummins Intellectual Property, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Worthington, Terry M. Shaw, Dave Genter, Dan E. Richardson, Ian McGiffen, Mark G. Luehrmann, Keith Gunter
  • Publication number: 20130032117
    Abstract: A cylinder liner sealing arrangement for an internal combustion engine including a cylinder block having cylinder bores, a cylinder head, a cylinder liner within each cylinder bore and a circumferential cut-out formed in the upper and outer surfaces of the cylinder liner. A circular sealing ring is positioned in the circumferential cut-out with the sealing ring contacting at least the cylinder block and the cylinder liner to form a coolant seal therebetween. The sealing ring includes a seal enhancing configuration formed on at least an outer circumferential surface of the sealing ring with the seal enhancing configuration including at least one of an arcuate portion of a “D” ring seal or a plurality of circumferentially extending ribs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: CUMMINS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Worthington, Terry M. Shaw, Dave Genter, Dan E. Richardson, Ian McGiffen, Mark G. Luehrmann, Keith Gunter