Patents by Inventor Ran Benedik

Ran Benedik 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).

  • LIVE TOOL HAVING MONOBLOCK WITH FLUID CHANNEL AND FLUID DRIVEN SPINDLE
    Publication number: 20190176287
    Abstract: A live tool system having a live tool and a collar surrounding a rotating shaft or a rotating cutting tool of the live tool. The collar houses at least one sensor capable of monitoring an operating condition proximate to the cutting tool during a cutting operation. Example operating conditions including temperature and vibration. The system also includes a wireless transmitter in communication with the at least one sensor for transmitting a signal for use by a machining center controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: Colibri Spindles Ltd.
    Inventors: Avigdor Angel, Ran Benedik
  • Live tool collar having wireless sensor
    Patent number: 10207379
    Abstract: A live tool system having a live tool and a collar surrounding a rotating shaft or a rotating cutting tool of the live tool. The collar houses at least one sensor capable of monitoring an operating condition proximate to the cutting tool during a cutting operation. Example operating conditions including temperature and vibration. The system also includes a wireless transmitter in communication with the at least one sensor for transmitting a signal for use by a machining center controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Colibri Spindles Ltd.
    Inventors: Avigdor Angel, Ran Benedik
  • LIVE TOOL COLLAR HAVING WIRELESS SENSOR
    Publication number: 20170209974
    Abstract: A live tool system having a live tool and a collar surrounding a rotating shaft or a rotating cutting tool of the live tool. The collar houses at least one sensor capable of monitoring an operating condition proximate to the cutting tool during a cutting operation. Example operating conditions including temperature and vibration. The system also includes a wireless transmitter in communication with the at least one sensor for transmitting a signal for use by a machining center controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Avigdor ANGEL, Ran BENEDIK
  • Machining center, fluid driven spindle system, machining center conversion kit, and method using wireless sensor for access control
    Patent number: 9669505
    Abstract: A machining center having at least one door to control access to an enclosure thereof, where access through the door is provided by an unlocked latch, and the latch is unlocked based on wirelessly communicated signals relaying information about at least one operating condition of a fluid driven cutting tool spindle in use within the machining center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Colibri Spindles Ltd.
    Inventors: Avigdor Angel, Baruch Books, Ran Benedik
  • MACHINING CENTER, FLUID DRIVEN SPINDLE SYSTEM, MACHINING CENTER CONVERSION KIT, AND METHOD USING WIRELESS SENSOR FOR ACCESS CONTROL
    Publication number: 20160339554
    Abstract: A machining center having at least one door to control access to an enclosure thereof, where access through the door is provided by an unlocked latch, and the latch is unlocked based on wirelessly communicated signals relaying information about at least one operating condition of a fluid driven cutting tool spindle in use within the machining center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Avigdor Angel, Baruch Books, Ran Benedik