Patents by Inventor R. Warren Aldridge, Jr.

R. Warren Aldridge, Jr. 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).

  • CNC dual workhead chucker grinder
    Patent number: 6648727
    Abstract: A grinding machine has an abrasive wheel mounted on a spindle carried by a wheelhead which provides for movement in a direction perpendicular to the spindle. A pair of workheads are separately mounted on workslides and cross slides so that the workheads may be moved along an X-axis or a Y-axis as required to bring chucks of the workheads into grinding position. Sliding movement of the workslides and cross slides is produced by ball screws powered by servo motors and mounted on bearing housings, with the ball screws propelling ball nuts connected to the slides. The machine uses CNC computerized controls, with each of the workheads having a separate and independent control. This enables attainment of a high degree of precision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Inventor: R. Warren Aldridge, Jr.
  • Disc brake lathe
    Patent number: 4523499
    Abstract: A rotor disc brake lathe for simultaneously machining both left- and right-hand disc brake rotors of a vehicle wherein the rotors are mounted on opposite ends of a centrally supported horizontal drive shaft, and a pair of tool arm assemblies are mounted on both opposite end regions of a horizontal cross arm which is moved vertically on machine ways to effect selective engagement with and machining of the rotors. A spring biased vibration dampener is mounted on one of each pair of tool arms for engagement with one side of each rotor during the machining operation. A clutch mechanism to allow selective manual or motor driven vertical feed of the cross arm is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1985
    Assignee: Spencer Wright Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: R. Warren Aldridge, Jr.
  • Align boring machine
    Patent number: 4213721
    Abstract: An align boring machine for boring bearing housings of an automotive engine block wherein a boring bar is rotatably suspended by and rotatably driven between two columns positioned upon machine ways, and the engine block is mounted for aligned movement along said ways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1980
    Inventor: R. Warren Aldridge, Jr.
  • Disc brake lathe
    Patent number: D270058
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1983
    Inventor: R. Warren Aldridge, Jr.
  • Brake lathe
    Patent number: D270160
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1983
    Inventor: R. Warren Aldridge, Jr.
  • Align boring machine
    Patent number: RE31859
    Abstract: An align boring machine for boring .Iadd.a plurality of generally aligned .Iaddend.bearing .[.housings.]. .Iadd.units .Iaddend.of an automotive engine .[.block.]. wherein a boring bar is rotatably suspended by and rotatably driven between two columns positioned upon machine ways, and the engine .[.block.]. .Iadd.unit having the bearing units .Iaddend.is mounted for aligned movement along said ways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1985
    Assignee: Spencer Wright Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: R. Warren Aldridge, Jr.
  • Brake lathe
    Patent number: D280905
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1985
    Assignee: Spencer Wright Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: R. Warren Aldridge, Jr.