Patents by Inventor Mark E. Aldrich

Mark E. Aldrich 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).

  • Patent number: 6539574
    Abstract: A deburring tool for performing non-abrasive deburring of metal and other hard-material parts subject to burring. The deburring tool comprises a portion shaped to engage a specific surface on a workpiece, and surfaced with a deburring material comprising the soft, fuzzy, female loop half of ordinary hook and loop fastener. The female loop half of the hook and loop fastening material is non-abrasive, yet is extremely effective at removing small burrs and shavings from metal parts. In a preferred form, the deburring tool forms a two-sided deburring channel or track through which a part such as a hose connector block having a recessed surface needing deburring can be swiped. Both sides of the channel are surfaced with the female loop half of the hook and loop fastener as the deburring medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Rima Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: James L. Payne, Karen S. Fike, Joyce A. Bump, Clifford R. Poll, Mark E. Aldrich
  • Publication number: 20020064432
    Abstract: A deburring tool for performing non-abrasive deburring of metal and other hard-material parts subject to burring. The deburring tool comprises a portion shaped to engage a specific surface on a workpiece, and surfaced with a deburring material comprising the soft, fuzzy, female loop half of ordinary hook and loop fastener. The female loop half of the hook and loop fastening material is non-abrasive, yet is extremely effective at removing small burrs and shavings from metal parts. In a preferred form, the deburring tool forms a two-sided deburring channel or track through which a part such as a hose connector block having a recessed surface needing deburring can be swiped. Both sides of the channel are surfaced with the female loop half of the hook and loop fastener as the deburring medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventors: James L. Payne, Karen S. Fike, Joyce A. Bump, Clifford R. Poll, Mark E. Aldrich