Patents by Inventor Kent H. Pirce

Kent H. Pirce 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).

  • Method and equipment for determining tool offsets from a reference position
    Patent number: 4868994
    Abstract: The location of the point of a cutting tool with respect to a known reference on a rotatable tool turret is determined preferably with the tool extended in a direction 90.degree. displaced from the cutting position. A reference grid plate is secured in a calibrated position to the carriage on which the turret is mounted. The measuring position of the tool overhangs the grid plate, and an indicator detects the position of the tool point over the measuring grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1989
    Inventor: Kent H. Pirce