Patents by Inventor Richard DeVor

Richard DeVor 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).

  • Determining cutting tool dimensions and run-out using acoustic emissions
    Publication number: 20070196190
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for inputting parameters relating to a cutting tool and the surface of a work piece to an automated machining center, through use of acoustic emissions generated when a cutting tool is brought into contact with a work piece and/or a reference surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: Ingersoll Machine Tools, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Bourne, Richard DeVor, Shiv Kapoor
  • Three-axis micro-and meso-scale machining apparatus
    Publication number: 20060120819
    Abstract: A three-axis micro- or meso-scale machining apparatus. Embodiments of the apparatus include a spindle having a tool for machining a workpiece, a z-axis movement platform for supporting the spindle and translating the spindle along a z-axis, a mount for supporting the workpiece, and a suspended x-y axes movement platform for supporting the mount and translating the mount along both x- and y-axes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Inventors: Andrew Honegger, Richard DeVor, Shiv Kapoor