Patents by Inventor Rocklyn D. ANDERSON

Rocklyn D. ANDERSON 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).

  • Apparatus and method for calibrating a gap sensor of a machine tool
    Patent number: 11293742
    Abstract: An apparatus for calibrating an air gap sensor of a machine tool can include a gauge block and a plurality of magnets. The gauge block can have a plurality of gauge grooves. Each of the gauge grooves can have a unique gauge depth that corresponds to a respective one of a plurality of predetermined calibration values for the air gap sensor. Each of the magnets can be embedded in the gauge block. A method of using the apparatus for calibrating an air gap sensor can include attaching the apparatus to a machine tool using only magnetic force to keep the apparatus in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Rocklyn D. Anderson
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A GAP SENSOR OF A MACHINE TOOL
    Publication number: 20210318110
    Abstract: An apparatus for calibrating an air gap sensor of a machine tool can include a gauge block and a plurality of magnets. The gauge block can have a plurality of gauge grooves. Each of the gauge grooves can have a unique gauge depth that corresponds to a respective one of a plurality of predetermined calibration values for the air gap sensor. Each of the magnets can be embedded in the gauge block. A method of using the apparatus for calibrating an air gap sensor can include attaching the apparatus to a machine tool using only magnetic force to keep the apparatus in place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventor: Rocklyn D. ANDERSON