Patents by Inventor Ronald L. Dick

Ronald L. Dick 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).

  • Pipe collets
    Patent number: 7398909
    Abstract: A collet for holding a workpiece having an axis includes a collet base defining a collet axis. A plurality of contact points that are not integral with the collet base are supported on the collet base for movement relative to the collet base in directions generally toward and away from the collet axis. The collet is self-aligning whereby the contact points help to align the workpiece coaxially with the collet base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Swagelok Company
    Inventor: Ronald L. Dick