Patents by Inventor Robert W. Bean

Robert W. Bean 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).

  • Patent number: 5351762
    Abstract: A weed cutter structure having a handle shaft with a rotary head containing at least one flexible cutter filament thereon, includes a guide assembly mounted to the handle shaft in adjacency to the cutter head, wherein the guide assembly includes a mounting bracket arranged for securement to the handle shaft, and a support bracket fixedly secured to the mounting bracket, with the support bracket having a wheel member. The guide assembly projects from a first side of the handle shaft relative to a second side of the handle shaft mounting a shield housing projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Inventor: Robert W. Bean
  • Patent number: 4993896
    Abstract: An edge contouring system for removing burrs from edges of precision parts. The system includes an industrial robot for moving a special piloted deburring tool along the part edges. A compliance device applies a constant force on the deburring tool to keep it in contact with the part edge, yet permits movement of the tool in a direction normal to the part surface to accommodate for irregularities in the part geometry. A pilot integral with the deburring tool limits penetration of the tool into the part edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1991
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: David M. Dombrowski, William D. Rouse, Robert W. Bean, Paul D. Cotnoir, David P. Asmus, Andre G. Beaupre, Kevin M. Conlon