Patents by Inventor Terry Hapner

Terry Hapner 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).

  • Double roller robot wheel gripper bracket
    Patent number: 6598917
    Abstract: A device for clamping onto an end of a wheel casting rim and transporting the wheel casting includes a pair of movable arms mounted upon an end of a robot arm. A pair of brackets are mounted upon the ends of each arm. A roller is mounted upon each end of each bracket. The rollers engage a flange formed upon the end or the wheel rim casting. The arms are contracted toward one another to clamp the wheel casting between the rollers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.
    Inventors: Terry Hapner, Tracy Williams