Patents by Inventor Ronald John Gainer

Ronald John Gainer 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 head for thread whirling
    Patent number: 6877934
    Abstract: A milling head for thread whirling, the milling head includes a plurality of cutting elements evenly disposed around a center hole, each cutting element in the plurality of cutting elements includes at least two cutting surfaces formed thereon. Any one of the at least two cutting surfaces is selectable to extend within the center hole for contacting a work-piece. Each cutting element in the plurality of cutting elements is disposed in a recess formed in a face of the milling head, with each recess defining at least two walls. Each of the at least two walls contacts a side of the cutting element to align the cutting element in a predetermined relationship with respect to the milling head. In one embodiment, the plurality of cutting elements include first and second sets of cutting elements. The first set of cutting elements is evenly disposed around the center hole and contact the work-piece to produce a thread form on the work-piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: REM Sales, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald John Gainer
  • Milling head for thread whirling
    Publication number: 20040081519
    Abstract: A milling head for thread whirling, the milling head includes a plurality of cutting elements evenly disposed around a center hole, each cutting element in the plurality of cutting elements includes at least two cutting surfaces formed thereon. Any one of the at least two cutting surfaces is selectable to extend within the center hole for contacting a work-piece. Each cutting element in the plurality of cutting elements is disposed in a recess formed in a face of the milling head, with each recess defining at least two walls. Each of the at least two walls contacts a side of the cutting element to align the cutting element in a predetermined relationship with respect to the milling head. In one embodiment, the plurality of cutting elements include first and second sets of cutting elements. The first set of cutting elements is evenly disposed around the center hole and contact the work-piece to produce a thread form on the work-piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventor: Ronald John Gainer
  • Milling head for thread whirling
    Patent number: D481046
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Rem Sales, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald John Gainer
  • Milling head for thread whirling
    Patent number: D482375
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: REM Sales, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald John Gainer