Patents by Inventor Mark Daniel Knerr

Mark Daniel Knerr 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).

  • Slide adjustment system for brake rotor testing gauges
    Patent number: 6874380
    Abstract: An improved testing system for a manufactured rotary metal product having upper and lower surfaces. The testing system includes a gage frame with a fixed lower portion and a vertically movable gaging probe carrier in alignment with the lower portion configured for vertical movement between open and closed configurations to permit the loading and unloading of a product in the testing system. A shaft is provided for supporting the manufactured rotary metal product rotationally about a fixed axis within the gage frame, and at least one set of detectors is provided on each of the upper and lower gage frame portions to produce signals representative of the presence of predetermined characteristics on the upper and lower surfaces of the manufactured rotary metal product as the product is rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Federal-Mogul World Wide, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Daniel Knerr
  • Slide adjustment system for brake rotor testing gauges
    Publication number: 20040159168
    Abstract: An improved testing system for a manufactured rotary metal product having upper and lower surfaces. The testing system includes a gage frame with a fixed lower portion and a vertically movable gaging probe carrier in alignment with the lower portion configured for vertical movement between open and closed configurations to permit the loading and unloading of a product in the testing system. A shaft is provided for supporting the manufactured rotary metal product rotationally about a fixed axis within the gage frame, and at least one set of detectors is provided on each of the upper and lower gage frame portions to produce signals representative of the presence of predetermined characteristics on the upper and lower surfaces of the manufactured rotary metal product as the product is rotated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2003
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Inventor: Mark Daniel Knerr