Patents by Inventor Peter E. Chapin

Peter E. Chapin 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).

  • Multi-tool chamfering device for toothed workpieces
    Patent number: 11331735
    Abstract: A toothed workpiece chamfering device having a chamfering head (2) which includes a first axis of rotation (B) for rotation of a first chamfering tool (6) and a second axis of rotation (T) for rotation of a second chamfering tool (8) wherein the first and second chamfering tools are of different types and their respective material removal methods are also different from one another. Preferably, the first and second axes of rotation are not coincident with one another and in a more preferred arrangement, the first tool axis and the second tool axis are arranged perpendicularly to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: THE GLEASON WORKS
    Inventors: Michael J. Walker, Benjamin A. Hollander, Peter E. Chapin, Eric G. Mundt
  • MULTI-TOOL CHAMFERING DEVICE FOR TOOTHED WORKPIECES
    Publication number: 20210245278
    Abstract: A toothed workpiece chamfering device having a chamfering head (2) which includes a first axis of rotation (B) for rotation of a first chamfering tool (6) and a second axis of rotation (T) for rotation of a second chamfering tool (8) wherein the first and second chamfering tools are of different types and their respective material removal methods are also different from one another. Preferably, the first and second axes of rotation are not coincident with one another and in a more preferred arrangement, the first tool axis and the second tool axis are arranged perpendicularly to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Michael J. Walker, Benjamin A. Hollander, Peter E. Chapin, Eric G. Mundt
  • Method of maintaining a constant grinding process
    Patent number: 8277285
    Abstract: Method of grinding cylindrical gears with a threaded grinding wheel wherein the amount of grinding wheel material utilized during shifting remains constant as the wheel diameter decreases, for example, due to dressing. The amount of grinding wheel shifting is adjusted as the grinding wheel diameter decreases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: The Gleason Works
    Inventors: Brian J. Baldeck, Peter E. Chapin