Patents by Inventor Kenneth W. Manes

Kenneth W. Manes 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).

  • Workpiece holding fixture for machining multiple prismatic parts
    Patent number: 10232481
    Abstract: A workpiece fixture assembly is provided herein. The workpiece fixture assembly includes a baseplate including an engagement surface. First and second static risers are configured to maintain a position of a workpiece. The first static riser includes a first gage bore thereon. A dynamic riser is configured to abut the workpiece and has a second gage bore thereon. A numerical control machine has a probe to measure an offset distance between the first and second gage bores. A linearly actuable workpiece support is disposed on the baseplate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Joseph Habel, Richard S. Stanifer, Kenneth W. Manes, John Wayne Menard, Matthew Gerald DuFresne
  • WORKPIECE HOLDING FIXTURE FOR MACHINING MULTIPLE PRISMATIC PARTS
    Publication number: 20170282314
    Abstract: A workpiece holding fixture is provided herein. The workpiece holding fixture includes a baseplate including an engagement surface. A first static riser including a position control member is configured to removably couple a workpiece to the first static riser. A second static riser includes a rotation control member and is configured to removably couple the workpiece to the second static riser. A dynamic riser is configured to abut the workpiece, the dynamic riser being movable by a spindle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Joseph Habel, Richard S. Stanifer, Kenneth W. Manes, John Wayne Menard, Matthew Gerald DuFresne
  • WORKPIECE HOLDING FIXTURE FOR MACHINING MULTIPLE PRISMATIC PARTS
    Publication number: 20170282319
    Abstract: A workpiece fixture assembly is provided herein. The workpiece fixture assembly includes a baseplate including an engagement surface. First and second static risers are configured to maintain a position of a workpiece. The first static riser includes a first gage bore thereon. A dynamic riser is configured to abut the workpiece and has a second gage bore thereon. A numerical control machine has a probe to measure an offset distance between the first and second gage bores. A linearly actuable workpiece support is disposed on the baseplate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Joseph Habel, Richard S. Stanifer, Kenneth W. Manes, John Wayne Menard, Matthew Gerald DuFresne