Patents by Inventor Lee Nelson Cole

Lee Nelson Cole 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).

  • Ultrasonic welding machine and method of aligning an ultrasonic welding horn relative to an anvil
    Patent number: 8640760
    Abstract: An ultrasonic welding machine and method are provided. The machine includes an ultrasonic welding horn operably coupled to a housing. The machine further includes an anvil operably coupled to the housing. The machine further includes a removable collar assembly that is coupled around a portion of an outer surface of the ultrasonic welding horn. The removable collar assembly has at least first and second set screws that contact the housing such that when at least one of the first and second set screws are moved inwardly toward the housing, the removable collar assembly rotates the ultrasonic welding horn to align the ultrasonic welding horn relative to the anvil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Alex Khakhalev, Lee Nelson Cole, Eric Hicks
  • ULTRASONIC WELDING MACHINE AND METHOD OF ALIGNING AN ULTRASONIC WELDING HORN RELATIVE TO AN ANVIL
    Publication number: 20130042959
    Abstract: An ultrasonic welding machine and method are provided. The machine includes an ultrasonic welding horn operably coupled to a housing. The machine further includes an anvil operably coupled to the housing. The machine further includes a removable collar assembly that is coupled around a portion of an outer surface of the ultrasonic welding horn. The removable collar assembly has at least first and second set screws that contact the housing such that when at least one of the first and second set screws are moved inwardly toward the housing, the removable collar assembly rotates the ultrasonic welding horn to align the ultrasonic welding horn relative to the anvil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Alex Khakhalev, Lee Nelson Cole, Eric Hicks