Patents by Inventor Matthew H. Tinkle

Matthew H. Tinkle 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).

  • Automated smart vise system
    Patent number: 11794309
    Abstract: An automated vise is disclosed. A gross moveable jaw drive has a stroke longer than the stroke of a fine moveable jaw drive. With this construction, the gross moveable jaw drive can be utilized to actuate the one or more moveable jaws of the vise over a distance greater than the fine moveable jaw drive stroke to a position in which actuation of the fine moveable jaw drive is capable of positioning the one or more moveable jaws in a clamp position to apply pressure to hold the workpiece for machining by, e.g., a CNC machine. In this way, the automated vise can account for workpieces of differing size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Hurco Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Gray, Matthew H. Tinkle, David G. Coffman, Donald J. Hammer
  • AUTOMATED SMART VISE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210268628
    Abstract: An automated vise is disclosed. A gross moveable jaw drive has a stroke longer than the stroke of a fine moveable jaw drive. With this construction, the gross moveable jaw drive can be utilized to actuate the one or more moveable jaws of the vise over a distance greater than the fine moveable jaw drive stroke to a position in which actuation of the fine moveable jaw drive is capable of positioning the one or more moveable jaws in a clamp position to apply pressure to hold the workpiece for machining by, e.g., a CNC machine. In this way, the automated vise can account for workpieces of differing size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Paul J. Gray, Matthew H. Tinkle, David G. Coffman, Donald J. Hammer