Patents by Inventor Randy D. Tolbert

Randy D. Tolbert 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).

  • Rotary positioning multi-faced tooling fixture and associated methods
    Patent number: 6964215
    Abstract: A tooling fixture for rotatably positioning a plurality of workpieces includes a base and a housing carried by the base. A plurality of workpiece spindles are carried by the housing. The tooling fixture also includes a spindle drive assembly for rotatably positioning the workpiece spindles. The spindle drive assembly includes a body movable along a predetermined path of travel between first and second spaced-apart positions within the housing, and converter members for converting movement of the body along the predetermined path of travel into rotation of the workpiece spindles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: L. H. Thomson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Loronzo H. Thomson, Kinito S. Swader, Randy D. Tolbert
  • Rotary positioning multi-faced tooling fixture and associated methods
    Publication number: 20030017041
    Abstract: A tooling fixture for rotatably positioning a plurality of workpieces includes a base and a housing carried by the base. A plurality of workpiece spindles are carried by the housing. The tooling fixture also includes a spindle drive assembly for rotatably positioning the workpiece spindles. The spindle drive assembly includes a body movable along a predetermined path of travel between first and second spaced-apart positions within the housing, and converter members for converting movement of the body along the predetermined path of travel into rotation of the workpiece spindles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Applicant: L.H. Thomson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Loronzo H. Thomson, Kinito S. Swader, Randy D. Tolbert