Patents by Inventor Todd E. Brink

Todd E. Brink 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).

  • Spring coiling machine
    Patent number: 5706687
    Abstract: A spring coiling machine has a rotary feed assembly with a servo motor for driving the feed rolls mounted therein and forming a part thereof. Substantially all tooling including a coiling tool, a pitch tool and an auxiliary arbor are also servo motor operated with three axes of servo control provided for the coiling tool. The auxiliary arbor has a plurality of wire forming positions and is also servo motor controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Assignee: BHS-Torin Inc.
    Inventors: Colin Welsh, Todd E. Brink
  • Spring coiling machine with hybrid servo motor-cam torsion control
    Patent number: 5657657
    Abstract: A spring coiling machine has a feed assembly with a servo motor for driving the feed rolls. Substantially all tooling including a coiling tool, a pitch tool and an auxiliary arbor are also servo motor operated with three axes of servo control including a "torsion" axis provided for the coiling tool. The auxiliary arbor has a plurality of wire forming positions and is also servo motor controlled. The "torsion" movement for the coiling tool is controlled by a servo motor-cam mechanism for accurate high speed operation with a high frequency of torsion movement of the coiling tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Assignee: BHS-Torin Inc.
    Inventors: Colin Welsh, Todd E. Brink