Patents by Inventor Stephen S. Whiteman

Stephen S. Whiteman 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).

  • Patent number: 5362036
    Abstract: A modular welding fixture apparatus for positioning a workpiece. The fixture includes a base table having an array of openings through the surface and an array of locator mounting holes co-located in a spaced relationship with respect to the openings to accommodate at least one vertical end locator having a base plate that is removably mountable to the base table at preselected positions thereon, and the locator has means for locating and holding at least a portion of a workpiece. The fixture further includes at least one horizontal locator having a base plate that is removably mountable to the base table at preselected positions thereon, and the base plate having means for locating and holding at least a portion of a workpiece.An alternative embodiment includes a rotatable base plate and a rotatable front plate to allow greater flexibility in the positioning of workpieces at various angles with respect to the base table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1994
    Assignee: Halliburton Company
    Inventor: Stephen S. Whiteman