Patents by Inventor Vincent Tiaga

Vincent Tiaga 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).

  • Retrofit for current CNC machines to allow for ‘shaping’ style machining process
    Patent number: 10040153
    Abstract: An apparatus configured to convert a rotary machine to a non-rotary machine is provided. The apparatus may include a tool body that engages a rotary head of a CNC mill and a rotation restraint member that is fixed at a stationary position relative to a rotational axis of the rotary head. An arm of the tool body may engage the rotation restraint member to prevent rotation of the tool body. A cutting tool may be coupled to the tool body such that rotation thereof is also fixed. The arm of the tool body may include an elongated aperture that allows for slight pivoting of the tool body and the cutting tool to facilitate chip removal and cutting in opposing directions. Related methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Peter R. Muller, Matthew S. Theobald, Vincent Tiaga
  • RETROFIT FOR CURRENT CNC MACHINES TO ALLOW FOR 'SHAPING' STYLE MACHINING PROCESS
    Publication number: 20150125227
    Abstract: An apparatus configured to convert a rotary machine to a non-rotary machine is provided. The apparatus may include a tool body that engages a rotary head of a CNC mill and a rotation restraint member that is fixed at a stationary position relative to a rotational axis of the rotary head. An arm of the tool body may engage the rotation restraint member to prevent rotation of the tool body. A cutting tool may be coupled to the tool body such that rotation thereof is also fixed. The arm of the tool body may include an elongated aperture that allows for slight pivoting of the tool body and the cutting tool to facilitate chip removal and cutting in opposing directions. Related methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Peter R. Muller, Matthew S. Theobald, Vincent Tiaga