Patents by Inventor Stephen WINNEY

Stephen WINNEY 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).

  • Publication number: 20190184513
    Abstract: The invention relates to a machining device for machining a narrow side of an, in particular plate-shaped workpiece. Such a machining device can particularly be used in the field of the furniture and component industry. Machining device has: a machining unit for machining a narrow side of a workpiece, a conveyor unit for moving the workpiece in a transport direction relative to the machining unit, a detection unit for detecting an optical and/or three-dimensional structure of the workpiece moved by means of the conveyor unit, and a holding unit for holding the workpiece at the conveyor unit at least between the position of the detection unit and the machining unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Wolfgang KNORR, Stephen WINNEY
  • Publication number: 20190091818
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an apparatus for machining workpieces (W), comprising: a machining device (30) for machining the workpieces (W), an extraction device (40) for extracting chips produced during machining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: HOMAG GmbH
    Inventor: Stephen WINNEY
  • Publication number: 20180311776
    Abstract: Apparatus for separating workpieces which preferably consist at least in sections of wood, wood-based materials, plastic or the like, having a workpiece magazine with a magazine area for holding a plurality of workpieces, in particular a stack of workpieces, a discharge device for discharging a workpiece out of the workpiece magazine, characterised in that the apparatus has a feed device which is set up to feed at least one workpiece held in the workpiece magazine to the discharge device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Stephen WINNEY, Michael MUELLER, Marcel STEEB, Michael THUMM