Patents by Inventor Robert A. Fusco

Robert A. Fusco 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: 4183113
    Abstract: An improved rotary scraper having a central rotatable hub and a plurality of scraper members pivotally attached to said hub and extending outwardly therefrom for sliding engagement with and at an angle to a work surface is provided. The scraper members each comprise a coil spring disposed about a rod formed in the hub and a pair of generally parallel equal length spring fingers extending from the ends of said coil. During rotation, the scraper members are restrained in a position at an angle to the work surface by means of one finger of each pair bearing against the spring coil on an adjacent rod disposed in the hub. The finger which is restrained by the adjacent rod is stiffer than the other finger of the pair, which is restrained only by the coil, so that the degree of scraping action can be controlled by the pressure exerted upon the hub to bring the less stiff finger or both fingers into contact with the work surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1980
    Inventor: Robert Fusco
  • Patent number: 4118964
    Abstract: An improved mandrel is provided for use with a tube-finning machine. The mandrel is mounted to a stationary arbor and supports a tubular member during a tube-finning operation. The mandrel comprises a stationary body axially mounted to the arbor and a lubricated bushing which is rotatably mounted on the body. The bushing facilitates rotation of the tubular member relative to the body and supports the interior surface of the tubular member during the finning operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1978
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Robert A. Fusco