Patents by Inventor Michael D. Farney

Michael D. Farney 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 apparatus for bending the flange of a workpiece
    Patent number: 5036694
    Abstract: A device for bending a workpiece having a substantially planar leg fixed to a substantially planar cap at an initial angle comprises a block bar having a rounded bending surface for contacting the leg of a workpiece and a punch for urging the leg of the workpiece against the rounded bending surface to vary the angle between the cap and the leg from the initial angle to a desired angle while simultaneously maintaining the substantially planar shape of the cap and the leg. A method for bending a workpiece having a substantially planar leg fixed to a substantially planar cap at an initial angle comprises positioning the workpiece adjacent a block having a rounded bending surface and urging the leg of the workpiece against the bending surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1991
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael D. Farney, Richard H. Miller