Patents by Inventor Scott E. Neel

Scott E. Neel 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).

  • Gripper systems for rivets and collars used in large-scale assembly operations
    Patent number: 6446330
    Abstract: The system includes means for moving a rivet or a collar from a storage bin to an initial position for the respective gripping assemblies. The presence of the rivet and/or collar is recognized as it moves through a feeding mechanism. After the rivet or collar is gripped, they are moved either into an opening in the workpiece, in the case of a rivet, or onto the tail of a lockbolt, in the case of a collar. The gripping assembly is then released from the rivet or the collar, with the gripping means moving back to an initial position. Further operations can then be carried out on the rivet or collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Electroimpact, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter B. Zieve, Carter L. Boad, Sam O. Smith, Scott E. Neel, Brent W. Huffer
  • Gripper systems for rivets and collars used in large-scale assembly operations
    Publication number: 20010045006
    Abstract: The system includes means for moving a rivet or a collar from a storage bin to an initial position for the respective gripping assemblies. The presence of the rivet and/or collar is recognized as it moves through a feeding mechanism. After the rivet or collar is gripped, they are moved either into an opening in the workpiece, in the case of a rivet, or onto the tail of a lockbolt, in the case of a collar. The gripping assembly is then released from the rivet or the collar, with the gripping means moving back to an initial position. Further operations can then be carried out on the rivet or collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2001
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Applicant: Electroimpact, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter B. Zieve, Carter L. Boad, Sam O. Smith, Scott E. Neel, Brent W. Huffer
  • Gripper systems for rivets and collars used in large-scale assembly operations
    Patent number: 6253448
    Abstract: The system includes means for moving a rivet or a collar from a storage bin to an initial position for the respective gripping assemblies. The presence of the rivet and/or collar is recognized as it moves through a feeding mechanism. After the rivet or collar is gripped, they are moved either into an opening in the workpiece, in the case of a rivet, or onto the tail of a lockbolt, in the case of a collar. The gripping assembly is then released from the rivet or the collar, with the gripping means moving back to an initial position. Further operations can then be carried out on the rivet or collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Electroimpact, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter B. Zieve, Carter L. Boad, Sam O. Smith, Scott E. Neel, Brent W. Huffer
  • Rotary actuator
    Patent number: D1092587
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2025
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventor: Scott E. Neel