Patents
US 11986918 B2: Method of positioning a workpiece on a machine tool
- Granted
- 2024-05-21
- Filed
- 2019-04-02 application 17041523
- Type
- Utility · 11 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method wherein by reducing the amount of current, and therefore torque, to the linear servo motor (50) and/or rotary servo motor (52) of a loader mechanism (9), the loader mechanism is operable for determining proper workpiece positioning in a machine tool such as a gear manufacturing machine, particularly a machine (4) for manufacturing bevel and hypoid gears.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240521.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE GLEASON WORKS 68 patents | US company or organization | Rochester, NY | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael W. Roberts | Rochester, NY | 25 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B23Q | Details, components, or accessories for machine tools, e.g. arrangements for copying or controlling ; machine tools in general characterised by the construction of particular details or components; combinations or associations of metal-working machines, not directed to a particular result | B23Q17/003 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B23F | Making gears or toothed racks | B23F23/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G05B | Control or regulating systems in general; functional elements of such systems; monitoring or testing arrangements for such systems or elements | G05B19/186 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T409/100159 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-30 | Security interest Security interest Us patent security agreement | GLEASON CUTTING TOOLS CORPORATION signed 2022-06-30 GLEASON METROLOGY SYSTEMS CORPORATION signed 2022-06-30 THE GLEASON WORKS signed 2022-06-30 | MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY BUFFALO, NY | 60556/795 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-12-03 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ROBERTS, MICHAEL W. signed 2020-12-03 | THE GLEASON WORKS ROCHESTER, NY | 54528/344 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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