Patents by Inventor Ken Eugene Simons

Ken Eugene Simons 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).

  • Methods of manufacturing coils and apparatus for same
    Patent number: 6409160
    Abstract: A spring assembly having a coil containing a core and methods and apparatus for manufacturing same are disclosed. The coil includes a core between reduced portions of the coil. One device for manufacturing the coil includes a coiling machine having an insert device operable with a coiler. The coiler is programmed to form coils of appropriate diameter along the length of the coil, including a diameter sufficiently large to contain the core and two diameters sufficiently small to retain the core in the coil. The insert device transfers the core to the coil after the first small diameter is formed and before the second small diameter is formed. The coil with the core contained between the two small diameters is thereby manufactured in a unified automated process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Precision Products Group, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Meier, Dean A. Pranger, Jerry Lee Wigren, Ken Eugene Simons, Norman Edward Bradshaw, John R. Smith, Russell D. Sugarbaker
  • Methods of manufacturing coils and apparatus for same
    Patent number: 6382607
    Abstract: A spring assembly having a coil containing a core and methods and apparatus for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The coil includes a core between reduced portions of the coil. One device for manufacturing the coil includes a coiling machine having an insert device operable with a coiler. The coiler is programmed to form coils of appropriate diameter along the length of the coil, including a diameter sufficiently large to contain the core and two diameters sufficiently small to retain the core in the coil. The insert device transfers the core to the coil after the first small diameter is formed and before the second small diameter is formed. The coil with the core contained between the two small diameters is thereby manufactured in a unified automated process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Precision Products Group
    Inventors: David A. Meier, Dean A. Pranger, Jerry Lee Wigren, Ken Eugene Simons, Norman Edward Bradshaw, John R. Smith, Russell D. Sugarbaker
  • Methods for manufacturing coils and apparatus for same
    Patent number: 6378854
    Abstract: A spring assembly having a coil containing a core and methods and apparatus for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The coil includes a core between reduced portions of the coil. One device for manufacturing the coil includes a coiling machine having an insert device operable with a coiler. The coiler is programmed to form coils of appropriate diameter along the length of the coil, including a diameter sufficiently large to contain the core and two diameters sufficiently small to retain the core in the coil. The insert device transfers the core to the coil after the first small diameter is formed and before the second small diameter is formed. The coil with the core contained between the two small diameters is thereby manufactured in a unified automated process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Precision Products Group
    Inventors: David A. Meier, Dean A. Pranger, Jerry Lee Wigren, Ken Eugene Simons, Norman Edward Bradshaw, John R. Smith, Russell D. Sugarbaker
  • Methods of manufacturing coils and apparatus for same
    Publication number: 20010054786
    Abstract: A spring assembly having a coil containing a core and methods and apparatus for manufacturing same are disclosed. The coil includes a core between reduced portions of the coil. One device for manufacturing the coil includes a coiling machine having an insert device operable with a coiler. The coiler is programmed to form coils of appropriate diameter along the length of the coil, including a diameter sufficiently large to contain the core and two diameters sufficiently small to retain the core in the coil. The insert device transfers the core to the coil after the first small diameter is formed and before the second small diameter is formed. The coil with the core contained between the two small diameters is thereby manufactured in a unified automated process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2001
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Inventors: David A. Meier, Dean A. Pranger, Jerry Lee Wigren, Ken Eugene Simons, Norman Edward Bradshaw, John R. Smith, Russell D. Sugarbaker
  • Methods of manufacturing coils and apparatus for same
    Publication number: 20010019189
    Abstract: A spring assembly having a coil containing a core and methods and apparatus for manufacturing same are disclosed. The coil includes a core between reduced portions of the coil. One device for manufacturing the coil includes a coiling machine having an insert device operable with a coiler. The coiler is programmed to form coils of appropriate diameter along the length of the coil, including a diameter sufficiently large to contain the core and two diameters sufficiently small to retain the core in the coil. The insert device transfers the core to the coil after the first small diameter is formed and before the second small diameter is formed. The coil with the core contained between the two small diameters is thereby manufactured in a unified automated process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2001
    Publication date: September 6, 2001
    Inventors: David A. Meier, Dean A. Pranger, Jerry Lee Wigren, Ken Eugene Simons, Norman Edward Bradshaw, John R. Smith, Russell D. Sugarbaker
  • Methods of manufacturing coils and apparatus for same
    Publication number: 20010009315
    Abstract: A spring assembly having a coil containing a core and methods and apparatus for manufacturing same are disclosed. The coil includes a core between reduced portions of the coil. One device for manufacturing the coil includes a coiling machine having an insert device operable with a coiler. The coiler is programmed to form coils of appropriate diameter along the length of the coil, including a diameter sufficiently large to contain the core and two diameters sufficiently small to retain the core in the coil. The insert device transfers the core to the coil after the first small diameter is formed and before the second small diameter is formed. The coil with the core contained between the two small diameters is thereby manufactured in a unified automated process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2001
    Publication date: July 26, 2001
    Inventors: David A. Meier, Dean A. Pranger, Jerry Lee Wigren, Ken Eugene Simons, Norman Edward Bradshaw, John R. Smith, Russell D. Sugarbaker
  • Methods of manufacturing coils and apparatus for same
    Patent number: 6264183
    Abstract: A spring assembly having a coil containing a core and methods and apparatus for manufacturing same are disclosed. The coil includes a core between reduced portions of the coil. One device for manufacturing the coil includes a coiling machine having an insert device operable with a coiler. The coiler is programmed to form coils of appropriate diameter along the length of the coil, including a diameter sufficiently large to contain the core and two diameters sufficiently small to retain the core in the coil. The insert device transfers the core to the coil after the first small diameter is formed and before the second small diameter is formed. The coil with the core contained between the two small diameters is thereby manufactured in a unified automated process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: Precision Products Group
    Inventors: David A. Meier, Dean A. Pranger, Jerry Lee Wigren, Ken Eugene Simons, Norman Edward Bradshaw, John R. Smith, Russell D. Sugarbaker