Patents by Inventor Robert P. Luben

Robert P. Luben 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).

  • Method and apparatus for removing flash and gates from golf balls
    Patent number: 5360314
    Abstract: A method and apparatus to automatically orient golf balls for milling comprising a plurality of aligned cups. Each cup has a generally hemispherical recess to receive a golf ball. A first component is provided to move the golf balls from cup to cup. A second component is provided to detect the height of the golf ball in the cup as a function of whether excess circumferential material is in the cup or resting on the upper surface of the cup. A third component is provided to initiate blasts of air when excess material is in the recess. A fourth component is provided to terminate the blasts of air at subsequent cups if there is no excess material in the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1994
    Assignee: Lisco, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard H. Provost, Robert P. Luben