Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Sticha

Thomas M. Sticha 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).

  • Bender for bending a workpiece with automatic springback compensation
    Patent number: 11833572
    Abstract: A bender configured to bend a workpiece in a bending operation and its method of use are provided. The bender includes a frame, a bending shoe assembly rotatably mounted on the frame, a control system and a driver in communication therewith, and a springback assembly in communication with the control system and configured to provide information to the control system regarding information on a bend affected to the workpiece. The bending shoe assembly includes a bending shoe into which the workpiece can be seated, and a gripping member mounted on the bending shoe and configured to grip the workpiece during the bending operation. The driver provides rotational force to the bending shoe assembly to rotate the bending shoe assembly relative to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: GREENLEE TOOLS, INC.
    Inventors: Henry Alexander Fiorentini, Anthony J. Bussan, Andrew Francis Troy, SatishKumar SivaSankaran, Thomas M. Sticha, John Russell Fenske, Joshua Curtis Kerns
  • BENDER FOR BENDING A WORKPIECE WITH AUTOMATIC SPRINGBACK COMPENSATION
    Publication number: 20210276064
    Abstract: A bender configured to bend a workpiece in a bending operation and its method of use are provided. The bender includes a frame, a bending shoe assembly rotatably mounted on the frame, a control system and a driver in communication therewith, and a springback assembly in communication with the control system and configured to provide information to the control system regarding information on a bend affected to the workpiece. The bending shoe assembly includes a bending shoe into which the workpiece can be seated, and a gripping member mounted on the bending shoe and configured to grip the workpiece during the bending operation. The driver provides rotational force to the bending shoe assembly to rotate the bending shoe assembly relative to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Henry Alexander Fiorentini, Anthony J. Bussan, Andrew Francis Troy, SatishKumar SivaSankaran, Thomas M. Sticha, John Russell Fenske, Joshua Curtis Kerns