Patents by Inventor Scott McVey

Scott McVey 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).

  • Methods of manufacturing a workpiece fixture for supporting a workpiece in a precision manufacturing process; method of generating a support blade machining pattern; and target material fixture
    Patent number: 11794284
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of manufacturing a workpiece fixture (10) and also a target material fixture (10), for use in precision manufacturing processes. A sheet material is supported on a generic material fixture (10) and the sheet material precision processed to form support blades (16, 18) for a target workpiece fixture (10). Each support blade (16, 18) has a support locus and interstices are positioned in the support loci where a target pattern and the support loci coincide. Thus, there are no unnecessary clearances between the workpiece support (10) and the workpiece. The interstices that are present are located only where necessary to reduce or eliminate any interference between the precision manufacturing process and the fixture (10), when it is used in a precision process involving the target pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: TANNLIN TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: James Stewart Hall, James Graham Hall, Jake Gillespie, Scott McVey, Michael Gallagher
  • METHODS OF MANUFACTURING A WORKPIECE FIXTURE FOR SUPPORTING A WORKPIECE IN A PRECISION MANUFACTURING PROCESS; METHOD OF GENERATING A SUPPORT BLADE MACHINING PATTERN; AND TARGET MATERIAL FIXTURE
    Publication number: 20210283720
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of manufacturing a workpiece fixture (10) and also a target material fixture (10), for use in precision manufacturing processes. A sheet material is supported on a generic material fixture (10) and the sheet material precision processed to form support blades (16, 18) for a target workpiece fixture (10). Each support blade (16, 18) has a support locus and interstices are positioned in the support loci where a target pattern and the support loci coincide. Thus, there are no unnecessary clearances between the workpiece support (10) and the workpiece. The interstices that are present are located only where necessary to reduce or eliminate any interference between the precision manufacturing process and the fixture (10), when it is used in a precision process involving the target pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2019
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: James Stewart HALL, James Graham HALL, Jake GILLESPIE, Scott MCVEY, Michael GALLAGHER
  • Gas-buffered seal assembly and method therefor
    Publication number: 20050098958
    Abstract: A gas-buffered brush seal assembly and associated method are provided. The seal assembly includes at least one brush seal that defines an interface with a rotatable member. The seal assembly is configured to deliver a gas to the interface so that the gas at least partially prevents the flow of a fluid therethrough. In addition, the seal assembly can be adjustable so that the flow of the fluid is controlled by adjusting the flow rate of the gas through the seal assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventors: Stephan Ebert, James Goss, Neil Hicks, Scott McVey, Jozsef Moharos, Dean Nunez