Patents by Inventor Russell Lee Weatherspoon

Russell Lee Weatherspoon 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).

  • 3D PRINTED GEAR CUTTING TOOLS WITH CAPILLARIES FOR MINIMUM QUANTITY LUBRICATION, GAS OR LIQUID
    Publication number: 20240189928
    Abstract: A gear forming tool includes an outer sleeve having an outer sleeve aperture and an inner sleeve having an inner sleeve aperture in fluid communication with the outer sleeve aperture, a tool holder disposed within the outer sleeve, and a 3D printed gear cutting tool with a plurality of tool cutting edges and a plurality of capillaries attached to the tool holder. The tool holder has a plurality of fluid channels configured to be in fluid communication with the inner sleeve aperture and the plurality of capillaries of the 3D printed gear cutting tool such that cutting fluid flows through the outer sleeve, the inner sleeve, the plurality of fluid channels of the tool holder, and the plurality of capillaries to the plurality of tool cutting edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2024
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Paul John Bojanowski, Russell Lee Weatherspoon
  • 3D printed gear cutting tools with capillaries for minimum quantity lubrication, gas or liquid
    Patent number: 11938551
    Abstract: A gear forming tool includes an outer sleeve having an outer sleeve aperture and an inner sleeve having an inner sleeve aperture in fluid communication with the outer sleeve aperture, a tool holder disposed within the outer sleeve, and a 3D printed gear cutting tool with a plurality of tool cutting edges and a plurality of capillaries attached to the tool holder. The tool holder has a plurality of fluid channels configured to be in fluid communication with the inner sleeve aperture and the plurality of capillaries of the 3D printed gear cutting tool such that cutting fluid flows through the outer sleeve, the inner sleeve, the plurality of fluid channels of the tool holder, and the plurality of capillaries to the plurality of tool cutting edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Paul John Bojanowski, Russell Lee Weatherspoon
  • 3D PRINTED GEAR CUTTING TOOLS WITH CAPILLARIES FOR MINIMUM QUANTITY LUBRICATION, GAS OR LIQUID
    Publication number: 20210394285
    Abstract: A gear forming tool includes an outer sleeve having an outer sleeve aperture and an inner sleeve having an inner sleeve aperture in fluid communication with the outer sleeve aperture, a tool holder disposed within the outer sleeve, and a 3D printed gear cutting tool with a plurality of tool cutting edges and a plurality of capillaries attached to the tool holder. The tool holder has a plurality of fluid channels configured to be in fluid communication with the inner sleeve aperture and the plurality of capillaries of the 3D printed gear cutting tool such that cutting fluid flows through the outer sleeve, the inner sleeve, the plurality of fluid channels of the tool holder, and the plurality of capillaries to the plurality of tool cutting edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Paul John Bojanowski, Russell Lee Weatherspoon