Patents by Inventor Robert L. Sheets

Robert L. Sheets 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).

  • Milling machine
    Patent number: 4624610
    Abstract: A method for milling a radial projection on an elongated workpiece such as a camshaft. A milling head is provided with a plurality of cutting elements mounted in a circular arrangement on a conical face portion thereof. The head is supported with its axis of rotation so oriented with respect to the workpiece that when rotated the cutting elements move in a path the plane of which forms an angle of less the 90.degree. with the longitudinal axis of the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1986
    Assignee: J. D. Phillips Corporation
    Inventors: James D. Phillips, Robert L. Sheets
  • Milling machine
    Patent number: 4551048
    Abstract: A milling machine for milling a radial projection on an elongated workpiece such as a camshaft. A milling head is provided with a plurality of cutting elements mounted in a circular arrangement on a conical face portion thereof. The head is supported with its axis of rotation so oriented with respect to the workpiece that when rotated the cutting elements move in a path the plane of which forms an angle of less than 90.degree. with the longitudinal axis of the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1985
    Assignee: J. D. Phillips Corporation
    Inventors: James D. Phillips, Robert L. Sheets