Patents by Inventor Peter M. Oyster

Peter M. Oyster 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).

  • WELD COLLET
    Publication number: 20220134490
    Abstract: A collet member for a colleting fixture includes a monolithic collet body having a clamping block engaging outer wall and a workpiece engaging inner wall extending circumferentially between first and second end walls, with each of the outer wall, the inner wall, and the first and second end walls extending axially between first and second radial walls to enclose at least one internal cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Peter M. Oyster, Richard A. Erhard
  • FIXTURING COLLET ARRANGEMENTS AND FABRICATION METHODS
    Publication number: 20180257201
    Abstract: A collet member for fixturing a workpiece includes a monolithic collet body having a clamping block engaging outer wall portion, a workpiece engaging inner wall portion, a plurality of rigid, radially extending members extending between the outer wall and the inner wall to define a plurality of cavities, and a first radial wall on a first axial side of the collet body, defining a first closed end of the plurality of cavities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Roland Zellweger, Peter Sennrich, Bryan S. Reiger, Robert Bianco, Peter M. Oyster, Jeremy Elek
  • High production welding fixture
    Patent number: 7673784
    Abstract: A welding fixture for supporting first and second workpieces in a coaxial relationship along a workpiece axis relative to each other includes a base, a left clamp on the base for holding a first workpiece, and a right clamp on the base for holding a second workpiece on an opposite side of a welding plane in a coaxial relationship with the first workpiece. The fixture also includes a left handle on the base for operating the right clamp, and a right handle on the base for operating the left clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Swagelok Company
    Inventors: Robert Scott Headings, Charles W. Hayes, II, Jeffrey M. Kalman, Craig Mizer, Marc L. Vitantonio, Peter M. Oyster