Patents by Inventor Vijay Kumar Jain

Vijay Kumar Jain 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).

  • Method and apparatus for magnetic float polishing
    Patent number: 7252576
    Abstract: A method of polishing workpieces in a magnetic float polishing chamber comprising a lower chamber piece and an upper chamber piece which is removably receivable in the lower chamber piece and is connected to a powered spindle for rotating the upper chamber piece in the polishing operation. The method preferably comprises one or more of the steps of (a) geometrically aligning the upper chamber piece with the powered spindle by machining the upper chamber piece in-situ, (b) machining the contact surface of the upper chamber piece in-situ between various polishing runs, and (c) mounting the lower chamber piece in a manner effective for causing the lower piece to automatically self-align coaxially with the upper chamber piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: The Board of Regents for Oklahoma State University
    Inventors: Ranga Komanduri, Tejas Shrikant Kirtane, Robert Edward Gerlick, Noritsugu Umehara, Vijay Kumar Jain