Patents by Inventor Tim CUMERSDALE

Tim CUMERSDALE 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: 20240424549
    Abstract: A lockbolt installation swage tool includes a collet assembly, a gear transmission assembly, and a sensor engine. The collet assembly has a multi-piece structural configuration to engage a pintail of the lockbolt. The gear transmission includes a pull shaft, an intermediate gear, a plurality of rollers, and a ring gear. The gear transmission assembly is operable to transfer rotation from an electric motor to a pull shaft that is operatively connected to the collet assembly. The sensor engine includes a plurality of sensors that include a plurality of redundant linear position sensors to detect linear positions of the pull shaft throughout its travel, one or more angle position sensors to detect angular orientations of the electric motor, and an electric current sensor to detect electric current at the electric motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: NEWFREY LLC
    Inventors: Neville MAIR, Mikel EZCURRA, Tim CUMERSDALE
  • Publication number: 20220008982
    Abstract: A fastener placement tool has a mandrel able to place a series of captive rivets in sequence. The tool employs a single electric motor capable of driving the tool into either a first cycle for rivet placement, to a second cycle for selective release of the mandrel form the tool for rivet replenishment. The tool includes a user-operable switch actual to select which of the first or second cycle the tool is to operate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Tim CUMERSDALE, Angus SEEWRAJ