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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
145,712 Dec. 16, 1873 Improvement in head-blocks for saw-mills Gustavus Zschech Indianapolis, IN
645,082 Mar. 13, 1900 Gear-Cutting Machine Charles R. Gabriel Providence, Providence County, RI
645,083 Mar. 13, 1900 Mechanical Movement Charles R. Gabriel Providence, Providence County, RI
682,227 Sep. 10, 1901 Variable-Speed Mechanism John Parker Providence, Providence County, RI
703,121 Jun. 24, 1902 Slotting Mechanism for Screw-Machines William S. Davenport Providence, Providence County, RI
717,836 Jan. 06, 1903 Friction-Clutch Charles R. Gabriel Providence, Providence County, RI
736,243 Aug. 11, 1903 Mechanism for Driving and Adjusting Rotary Cutters Charles R. Gabriel Providence, Providence County, RI
754,339 Mar. 08, 1904 Variable-Speed Mechanism John Parker Providence, Providence County, RI
791,543 Jun. 06, 1905 Chuck and Feed Mechanism William S. Davenport Providence, Providence County, RI
791,544 Jun. 06, 1905 Feed Mechanism William S. Davenport Providence, Providence County, RI
791,570 Jun. 06, 1905 Grinding-Machine George H. Newton Providence, Providence County, RI
795,021 Jul. 18, 1905 Machine for Generating Gear-Teeth Oscar J. Beale Providence, Providence County, RI
797,216 Aug. 15, 1905 Grinding-Machine Edward H. Parks Providence, Providence County, RI
    Grinding-Machine John J. Thacher Attleboro, Bristol County, MA  
799,587 Sep. 12, 1905 Rack-Cutting Machine Oscar J. Beale Providence, Providence County, RI
806,916 Dec. 12, 1905 Clutch-Controlling Mechanism Charles A. Rich Providence, Providence County, RI
809,160 Jan. 02, 1906 Mechanical Movement Richard T. Wingo Providence, Providence County, RI
809,915 Jan. 09, 1906 Gearing Charles R. Gabriel Providence, Providence County, RI
812,898 Feb. 20, 1906 Feed Mechanism John J. Thacher Attleboro, Bristol County, MA
812,899 Feb. 20, 1906 Belt-Tightener John J. Thacher Attleboro, Bristol County, MA
813,129 Feb. 20, 1906 Mechanical Movement Richard T. Wingo Providence, Providence County, RI
825,409 Jul. 10, 1906 Vertical Spindle Attachment John Parker Providence, Providence County, RI
843,666 Feb. 12, 1907 Chuck William S. Davenport Providence, Providence County, RI
843,682 Feb. 12, 1907 Chuck Frank N. Macleod East Providence, Providence County, RI
    Chuck Charles A. Rich Providence, Providence County, RI  
846,505 Mar. 12, 1907 Gear-Cutting Machine John Parker Providence, Providence County, RI
857,893 Jun. 25, 1907 Screw-Machine George H. Newton Providence, Providence County, RI
879,214 Feb. 18, 1908 Work-Rest for Grinding-Machines John J. Thacher Attleboro, Bristol County, MA
897,440 Sep. 01, 1908 Metal-Working Machine Richard T. Wingo Providence, Providence County, RI
997,700 Jul. 11, 1911 Power-Transmitting Mechanism Charles A. Rich Providence, Providence County, RI
1,066,036 Jul. 01, 1913 Screw-Machine George H. Newton Providence, Providence County, RI
1,129,762 Feb. 23, 1915 Reversing Mechanism Herbert E. Townsend East Providence, Providence County, RI
1,131,274 Mar. 09, 1915 Screw-Machine Charles A. Rich Providence, Providence County, RI
1,176,180 Mar. 21, 1916 Grinding-Machine John J. Thacher Attleboro, Bristol County, MA
1,180,429 Apr. 25, 1916 Screw-Machine Charles A. Rich Providence, Providence County, RI
1,295,583 Feb. 25, 1919 Feeding Mechanism John Parker Providence, Providence County, RI
1,364,597 Jan. 04, 1921 Gear-Cutting Machine Benjamin F. Waterman Providence, Providence County, RI
1,373,816 Apr. 05, 1921 Speed-Changing Mechanism for Metal-Working Machines Clarence J. Howard Johnston, Providence County, RI
1,398,296 Nov. 29, 1921 Micrometer Taper-Gage Charles J. Goguen Worcester, Worcester County, MA
    Micrometer Taper-Gage James J. Provost Auburn, Worcester County, MA  
1,428,608 Sep. 12, 1922 Clamp John William Parker Barrington, Bristol County, RI
1,454,987 May. 15, 1923 Cushioning Device for Reversing Mechanism Herbert E. Townsend East Providence, Providence County, RI
1,501,076 Jul. 15, 1924 Footstock Herbert E. Townsend East Providence, Providence County, RI
1,520,450 Dec. 23, 1924 Cutter Clearance Gauge Walter F. Smith Providence, Providence County, RI
1,553,878 Sep. 15, 1925 Clearance Gauge Joseph V. Romig Allentown, Lehigh County, PA
1,603,237 Oct. 12, 1926 Collector for Hair Clippers George H. Fisher Jamaica, Queens County, NY
1,653,846 Dec. 27, 1927 Overarm for Milling Machines Benjamin P. Graves Cranston, Providence County, RI
1,700,974 Feb. 05, 1929 Machine Tool Arthur Brown Cranston, Providence County, RI The invention is a "control dog" to reverses the carriage direction of the grinding machine of patent 1,739,764.
1,713,239 May. 14, 1929 Toolmaker's Clamp Malcolm K. Parkhurst New York, NY
1,739,485 Dec. 10, 1929 Hook Rule Arnold W. Meyer Providence, Providence County, RI
1,739,764 Dec. 17, 1929 Machine Tool Maxwell Ingraham Mathewson Providence, Providence County, RI
1,744,746 Jan. 28, 1930 Tensioning Device for Driving Belts Arthur Brown Cranston, Providence County, RI
1,744,780 Jan. 28, 1930 Foot Stock Maxwell Ingraham Mathewson Providence, Providence County, RI
1,744,781 Jan. 28, 1930 Tensioning Device for Driving Belts Maxwell Ingraham Mathewson Providence, Providence County, RI
    Tensioning Device for Driving Belts Arthur Brown Cranston, Providence County, RI  
1,744,783 Jan. 28, 1930 Machine for Relieving Spiral Cutters Leland R. Mayo Providence, Providence County, RI
1,749,073 Mar. 04, 1930 Interlocking Manual and Power Feed Control Benjamin P. Graves Cranston, Providence County, RI
1,755,152 Apr. 15, 1930 Radius Tool John W. Parker Barrington, Bristol County, RI
1,769,711 Jul. 01, 1930 Universal Bevel Malcolm K. Parkhurst New York, NY
1,789,020 Jan. 13, 1931 Inside Caliper John W. Parker Barrington, Bristol County, RI
1,794,341 Feb. 24, 1931 Optical Measuring Device Malcolm K. Parkhurst New York, NY
1,803,283 Apr. 28, 1931 Measuring-Machine Micrometer John W. Parker Barrington, Bristol County, RI
1,803,284 Apr. 28, 1931 Measuring Gauge Malcolm K. Parkhurst New York, NY
    Measuring Gauge John W. Parker Barrington, Bristol County, RI  
1,803,492 May. 05, 1931 Grinding Machine Herbert E. Townsend East Providence, Providence County, RI
1,809,858 Jun. 16, 1931 Machine Tool Harold E. Martin North Providence, Providence County, RI The invention is a "checking mechanism adapted to arrest the movement of a reciprocating table upon reversal of the direction of the drive" and is intended for use on the grinding machine of patents 1,846,132 and 1,861,279.
1,812,444 Jun. 30, 1931 Grinding Machine Maxwell Ingraham Mathewson Providence, Providence County, RI
    Grinding Machine Arthur Brown Cranston, Providence County, RI  
1,812,649 Jun. 30, 1931 Adjusting Means for Overhanging Arms Benjamin P. Graves Cranston, Providence County, RI
1,826,953 Oct. 13, 1931 Screw and Similar Machine Charles A. Rich Providence, Providence County, RI
1,835,807 Dec. 08, 1931 Measuring Machine John W. Parker Barrington, Bristol County, RI
1,840,276 Jan. 05, 1932 Micrometer Caliper Malcolm K. Parkhurst New York, NY
1,845,437 Feb. 16, 1932 Measuring Device Malcolm K. Parkhurst New York, NY
1,845,438 Feb. 16, 1932 Clamp Block Malcolm K. Parkhurst New York, NY
1,846,132 Feb. 23, 1932 Grinding Machine Maxwell Ingraham Mathewson Providence, Providence County, RI
1,846,497 Feb. 23, 1932 Screw Machine Charles A. Rich Providence, Providence County, RI
1,850,392 Mar. 22, 1932 Machine tool Frederick S. Haas Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH
1,857,088 May. 03, 1932 Measuring Machine Malcolm K. Parkhurst New York, NY
1,861,279 May. 31, 1932 Grinding Machine Maxwell Ingraham Mathewson Providence, Providence County, RI
1,870,857 Aug. 09, 1932 Grinding Machine Maxwell Ingraham Mathewson Providence, Providence County, RI
1,877,693 Sep. 13, 1932 Automatic Screw Machine Charles A. Rich Providence, Providence County, RI
1,895,292 Jan. 24, 1933 Clipper Irving O. Miner Providence, Providence County, RI
1,904,329 Apr. 18, 1933 Stock Guide Means for Machine Tools Charles A. Rich Providence, Providence County, RI
1,906,099 Apr. 25, 1933 Nut Making Machine Charles A. Rich Providence, Providence County, RI
1,933,073 Oct. 31, 1933 Guide Means for Feeding Bars of Stock to Machine Tools Charles A. Rich Providence, Providence County, RI
1,942,180 Jan. 02, 1934 Lubricating System Harold E. Martin North Providence, Providence County, RI
1,952,653 Mar. 27, 1934 Grinding Machine Francis P. Brown Providence, Providence County, RI Mechanism for reciprocating the axial travel of a grinding wheel so as to provide a slight pause at each change of direction. This short pause allows an even grind up to a shoulder. A throw-out mechanism is provided to stop the reciprocating movement.
1,976,227 Oct. 09, 1934 Gear Pump Clarence J. Howard Providence, Providence County, RI
1,976,366 Oct. 09, 1934 Wheel base and work drive control Conrad L. Ott Waynesboro, PA
1,986,855 Jan. 08, 1935 Machine for Fashioning Articles Successively from Bar Stock Charles A. Rich Providence, Providence County, RI
2,022,542 Nov. 26, 1935 Hydraulically operated grinding machine Carl G. Flygare Worcester, Worcester County, MA
    Hydraulically operated grinding machine Wallace H. Wood Worcester, Worcester County, MA  
2,025,034 Dec. 24, 1935 Gear Cutting Machine Samuel W. Avis Providence, Providence County, RI
2,025,035 Dec. 24, 1935 Gear Cutting Machine Samuel W. Avis Providence, Providence County, RI
2,039,347 May. 05, 1936 Machine for Fashioning Articles Successively from Bar Stock Charles A. Rich Providence, Providence County, RI
2,043,772 Jun. 09, 1936 Machine for Fashioning Articles Successively from Bar Stock Charles A. Rich Providence, Providence County, RI
2,056,149 Sep. 29, 1936 Truing apparatus Herbert J. Griffing Worcester, Worcester County, MA
2,062,727 Dec. 01, 1936 Stock Tube Support Charles A. Rich Providence, Providence County, RI
2,068,529 Jan. 19, 1937 Grinding Machine William G. Baldenhofer Springfield, Clark County, OH This patent was listed on a Thompson Grinder Co. patent plate, and also on a Brown & Sharpe patent plate.
Abstract:
This invention relates to improvements in grinding machines of the class known as surface grinding machines, and more particularly to that class in which the work-holder and tool-holder are reciprocally operated by fluid motors, the fluid preferably being a mineral oil under pressure. In machines of this class the work-holder is reciprocated by means of a fluid motor consisting of a cylinder, piston and piston rod. The toolhead is usually advanced or retracted in successive intermittent movements of varying extent by a similar motor, the intermittent movements being timed to occur at the ends of the working strokes of the work-holder. The grinding operation is performed on the work supported on the work-holder by peripheral contact of a rotatable grinding wheel, which is mounted on the outer end of a wheel spindle supported in a horizontally disposed toolhead in such manner that the longitudinal axis of the spindle is located at right-angles to the direction of travel of the work- holder, whereby a flat surface is produced on the work by feeding the wheel across the work in successively intermittent movements. The machine described in the present specification follows a customary practice in providing reversing mechanism which is operated by stop- dogs adjustably secured to the work-holder, this mechanism governing the reversals of the work- holder, and also by the provision whereby the fluid under pressure is supplied to the separate fluid motors from a common source. In the present machine the intermittent feed imparted to the toolholder is obtained by supplying successive predetermined quantities of fluid to the same end of the cylinder of the toolholder motor, and both the toolholder motor and the work-holder motor are supplied from the same source of fluid under pressure. One of the disadvantages of such an arrangement has been that due to varying fluid pressures when the speed of the work-holder is changed, successive charges of fluid of a different quantity will be 1admitted to the toolholder motor resulting in a change in the extent of the intermittent feeds of the toolholder. If the speed of the work-holder motor is decreased, the successive intermittent movements of the toolholder become greater, and 5if the speed of the work-holder motor is increased the extent of the successive feeds of the toolholder is reduced. As a consequence of this, unless provision is made otherwise for preventing it, the quantity of the successive fluid charges admitted to the toolholder motor will obviously vary at different speeds of the work-holder resulting in a variation in the feed of the toolholder. One of the objects of this invention is to overcome this objection by providing that uniform successive charges of fluid will be admitted to the toolholder motor regardless of the speed of the work-holder. Another object of the invention is the provision of means incorporated in a unitary hydraulic valve control mechanism, whereby a smoothly operating machine is afforded. One of the advantages of fluid motor drive is that infinite gradation of work-holder speeds is readily obtainable. Ordinarily, however, the operation is hampered by vibration due to shock at work-holder reversals. The present invention provides a cushioning effect whereby all shock is eliminated. Another object is the provision of improved means for controlling the extent of each intermittent movement of the tool-head, which means may also be employed to alter the direction of movement of the toolholder. Another object is to provide means acting in combination with the devices just mentioned which control the toolhead movements whereby a continuous movement may be given the toolhead in either direction, the direction being under the control of the intermittent control means. Another object is to provide that the toolhead is maintained in position during the intervals between times of movement; that is, the toolhead is substantially in a "locked" position.
Claim:
In a machine of the character described, a plurality of fluid motors operating from the same source of fluid supply, manual means for regulating the fluid supplied to one of said motors, and fluid admission means operated directly by fluid for admitting successive predetermined charges of the fluid to another of said motors also operable from the same source of fluid supply.
2,069,138 Jan. 26, 1937 Reciprocating Table Drive Mechanism for Machine Tools William H. Feeney East Providence, Providence County, RI
2,069,775 Feb. 09, 1937 Feed Collet Charles A. Rich Providence, Providence County, RI
2,076,179 Apr. 06, 1937 Machine Tool William H. Feeney East Providence, Providence County, RI
2,079,007 May. 04, 1937 Cross Feed Mechanism for Grinding Machines Walter A. Gigger Providence, Providence County, RI Cross feed mechanism for the surface grinder of patents 2,165,898 and 2,235,558.
2,083,620 Jun. 15, 1937 Hair Clipper Harold S. Sizer Pawtucket, Providence County, RI Improvement to patent 1,895,292.
2,091,425 Aug. 31, 1937 Hydraulically operated machine tool Wallace H. Wood Worcester, Worcester County, MA
2,105,428 Jan. 11, 1938 Gear Pump Seal George F. Maglott Cranston, Providence County, RI
478,465 Jan. 19, 1938 Improvements in Attachments for Milling and Like Machine Tools none listed Providence, Providence County, RI Abstract:
A milling &c. machine provided with over-arms comprises a standard, Fig. 1, a main spindle mounted for rotation in the standard, an attachment having a housing carrying a drive spindle, means on the side of the standard for supporting the attachment housing whereby this may be adjusted longitudinally, and driving means between the main spindle and the attachment spindle for maintaining continual driving engagement with the latter in any of its positions of adjustment while leaving the main spindle free to function in its normal manner. The attachment housing sleeve is supported in a split bracket, Fig. 12, carried at the side of the standard wherein the sleeve is rotatably and axially adjustable ; the forward end of the sleeve carries a rotatable head, Fig. 9, which houses the vertically adjustable attachment spindle. This spindle is driven by bevel gearing from a central spindle, which runs the length of the attachment sleeve and is rotatably mounted therein. A long gear 60 integral with the spindle is driven in all positions of axial adjustment of the spindle by gearing connecting the gear 60 with the main spindle of the machine. The gearing for this purpose is housed in a casing, Fig. 12, rotatable about the axis of the main spindle and held, with the last wheel of the driving train in alignment with either one of the openings for the over-arms, or with the attachment bracket, by a stud. This enables the attachment housing to be positioned in the place of either of the over-rms with the drive to the main spindle in engagement. One of the wheels of the train may be slid out of engagement to disconnect the drive to the attachment. A hinged bracket, Fig. 4, is clamped around the over-arms and a part of the attachment to obtain rigidity, and graduations indicate the inclination of the attachment spindle to the horizontal. The end of the attachment driving spindle, Fig. 8, is supported in a bearing at the rear end in the sleeve, a telescopic guard encloses the end of the sleeve, the parts of the guard being forced into the collapsed position by a tension spring and the outer end of the sleeve drawing these apart when the attachment is moved axially rearwardly such as when positioning the attachment in the inoperative position, Fig. 1. A lubricator, Fig. 8, is connected to a pipe, which passes into the hollow end of the spindle for distribution.
Claim:
A milling or like machine tool provided with over-arms comprising a standard, a main spindle mounted for rotation on the standard, an attachment having a housing carrying a drive spindle, means on the side of the standard for supporting the attachment housing whereby the latter can be adjusted longitudinally and driving means between the main spindle and the attachment spindle for maintaining continual driving engagement with the latter in any of its positions of adjustment while leaving the main spindle free to function in its normal manner.
2,119,715 Jun. 07, 1938 Motor Control Irving O. Miner Providence, Providence County, RI
2,120,842 Jun. 14, 1938 Feed Mechanism for Screw and Similar Machines Charles A. Rich Providence, Providence County, RI
D110,396 Jul. 05, 1938 Design for a machine tool base Maxwell Ingraham Mathewson Providence, Providence County, RI
2,127,877 Aug. 23, 1938 Grinding Machine George F. Maglott Cranston, Providence County, RI
491,152 Aug. 26, 1938 Improvements in or Relating to Milling Machine-Tools none listed Providence, Providence County, RI Abstract:
A milling-machine has a work-supporting table, a longitudinally movable support therefor, and driving connections for controlling the rate and direction of movement of the table and support comprising a prime mover, a transmission train for moving the table relatively to the support, another transmission train for moving the support, and separate control devices for each train to give starting, stopping and reverse, and a single control element which enables the table transmission train to be driven either directly from the prime mover or through the support transmission train. The machine comprises a main column, Fig. 1, on which a cutter spindle is rotatably mounted. The machine is also provided with a work-supporting table mounted to slide on ways formed on a swivel mounting which forms part of a saddle, which is mounted for transverse movement on ways 32 carried on the knee. The knee unit is built up of three relatively movable supports comprising a vertically movable knee member arranged to slide in vertical ways formed on the front side of the column, and adjustably supported by the usual telescoping screw, and a swivel knee member, which carries the saddle ways 32 and is arranged to swing about a transverse axis. The swivel knee member is in turn carried on a knee rail, which is mounted on longitudinally extending ways formed on the vertically adjustable knee member to provide for longitudinal reciprocating movement of the entire assembly. The work table derives its movements from a feed screw, Fig. 2, driven through a reversing clutch, which may be operated by hand or by adjustable stops carried by the table. A further hand-controlled clutch enables the screw to be connected for table operation or to be disconnected when the table feed is not required. The reversing bevels are driven from a vertical shaft, which is driven in turn from a cross-shaft 66 through bevel gearing connected to a bracket, Fig. 6, which permits all the possible movements of the table described above without affecting the drive; the shaft 66 is driven from a longitudinal drive shaft. The knee support, Fig. 2, is moved by a feed screw, which is driven together with the shaft by gearing arranged in a gear-box and driven from a shaft, termed the prime mover, which may be driven from a source of power through further conventional rate-charging mechanism. In the gear-box, Fig. 7, the clutch sleeve, which drives the feed screw is adapted to be driven in forward or reverse directions by gearing from the prime mover, and the clutch sleeve may be moved to obtain these results or to stop the drive to the screw by a hand-control, Fig. 2, or from the movements of the knee support through a slidable control rod 154 carrying adjustable dogs. A gear wheel, Fig. 7, slidable on the end of the shaft by means of a hand-control knob enables the shaft to be driven directly from the prime mover 122 through the gears, or in series with the knee support drive by connection with the gear on the shaft. For an extremely rapid or extremely slow operation of the table the table transmission train is connected in series with the knee support clutch and the table feed screw is connected to drive the table, the speed of the table is then the resultant of the combined driving rates of the table and the knee support. The machine is also adapted for spiral or spiral taper milling work, Fig. 1, by using a spiral head 102 bolted to the table and disconnecting, by means of the clutch, the table from the feed screw 46, all the necessary movement being obtained from the knee support feed gear and from the gear driven by the feed screw.
Claim:
A milling machine having a work supporting assembly including a work table, and a longitudinally movable supporting member therefor, said table being so longitudinally movable relatively to said supporting member, in which driving connections are provided for controlling the rate and direction of travel of the work table comprising a prime mover, a transmission train from said prime mover for moving the table relatively to the support, a transmission train from said prime mover for moving the support, means including separate control elements associated with each of said trains for controlling independently starting, stopping and reversal of each of the table and the support, and a driving connection including a single control element which enables the table transmission train to be selectively driven, 75 either directly from the prime mover, or through the support transmission train whereby the table and support may be simultaneously controlled.
2,131,107 Sep. 27, 1938 Grinding Machine August L. Krause Providence, Providence County, RI Driving and control mechanism for the work-table of the surface grinder of patents 2,165,898 and 2,235,558.
2,132,880 Oct. 11, 1938 Belt Shifting Apparatus Charles A. Rich Providence, Providence County, RI
2,134,516 Oct. 25, 1938 Gauge Hugh James Montrose, Effingham and Cumberland Counties, IL
2,146,153 Feb. 07, 1939 Driving Connection for Use in Machine Tools Maxwell Ingraham Mathewson Providence, Providence County, RI
2,159,744 May. 23, 1939 Gear Pump George F. Maglott Cranston, Providence County, RI
2,163,246 Jun. 20, 1939 Grinding Machine George F. Maglott Cranston, Providence County, RI
2,163,443 Jun. 20, 1939 Grinding Wheel Reciprocating Mechanism Allan C. Abrams Providence, Providence County, RI
2,165,898 Jul. 11, 1939 Grinding Machine Maxwell Ingraham Mathewson Providence, Providence County, RI
    Grinding Machine August L. Krause Providence, Providence County, RI  
2,172,981 Sep. 12, 1939 Fluid Pressure Driving and Reversing Mechanism George F. Maglott Cranston, Providence County, RI
2,174,292 Sep. 26, 1939 Spindle Control Mechanism Charles A. Rich Providence, Providence County, RI
2,205,462 Jun. 25, 1940 Machine Tool Arthur F. Bennett West Barrington, Bristol County, RI
    Machine Tool George B. Hirsch Providence, Providence County, RI  
D121,418 Jul. 09, 1940 Design for a surface grinding machine Roger B. Kerr Providence, Providence County, RI
2,233,098 Feb. 25, 1941 Reciprocating Table Control Mechanism John T. Hodnett Providence, Providence County, RI
2,235,558 Mar. 18, 1941 Grinding Machine Maxwell Ingraham Mathewson Providence, Providence County, RI
    Grinding Machine August L. Krause Providence, Providence County, RI  
2,240,506 May. 06, 1941 Power Knockout Device for Machine Tools George Napoleon Levesque Providence, Providence County, RI
    Power Knockout Device for Machine Tools Merrill F. Sebring Providence, Providence County, RI  
2,242,498 May. 20, 1941 Slide guide for machine tools Kurt Zwick , Germany
2,248,485 Jul. 08, 1941 Lubricating Device for Machine Tools Arthur F. Bennett West Barrington, Bristol County, RI
    Lubricating Device for Machine Tools George F. Maglott Cranston, Providence County, RI  
2,271,904 Feb. 03, 1942 Magnetic Work Holder Ermand L. Watelet Greenwood, Kent County, RI
2,278,216 Mar. 31, 1942 Machine Tool Charles A. Rich Providence, Providence County, RI
2,278,267 Mar. 31, 1942 Collet Ossian G. Holmes Riverside, Providence County, RI
2,280,437 Apr. 21, 1942 Releasable Permanent Magnet Holding Device George Napoleon Levesque Providence, Providence County, RI
2,299,817 Oct. 27, 1942 Machine Tool Benjamin P. Graves Cranston, Providence County, RI
    Machine Tool Hans Carl Weimar Providence, Providence County, RI  
2,301,055 Nov. 03, 1942 Grinding Wheel Sleeve Assembly Lester J. Lalime Providence, Providence County, RI
2,302,026 Nov. 17, 1942 Machine Tool Benjamin P. Graves Cranston, Providence County, RI
    Machine Tool Hans Carl Weimar Providence, Providence County, RI  
2,307,282 Jan. 05, 1943 Machine Tool George Napoleon Levesque Providence, Providence County, RI
2,308,531 Jan. 19, 1943 Machine Tool Maxwell Ingraham Mathewson Providence, Providence County, RI
2,326,661 Aug. 10, 1943 Truing Apparatus Lester J. Lalime Providence, Providence County, RI
2,327,109 Aug. 17, 1943 Machine Tool George B. Hirsch Providence, Providence County, RI
2,343,084 Feb. 29, 1944 Tightening Device for Sprocket Chains, Belts, and the Like Charles A. Rich Providence, Providence County, RI
    Tightening Device for Sprocket Chains, Belts, and the Like William E. Twamley Providence, Providence County, RI  
2,343,570 Mar. 07, 1944 Chucking Device for Use in Screw and Similar Machines Alden W. Nelson Pawtucket, Providence County, RI
2,345,686 Apr. 04, 1944 Screw and Similar Machine Charles A. Rich Providence, Providence County, RI
    Screw and Similar Machine William E. Twamley Providence, Providence County, RI  
2,348,805 May. 16, 1944 Control Device Walter A. Gigger Providence, Providence County, RI
2,358,746 Sep. 19, 1944 Control Mechanism for Machine Tools William S. Tandler New York, NY
    Control Mechanism for Machine Tools David S. Walker New York, NY  
2,363,946 Nov. 28, 1944 Grinding Machine Langdon W. Curry Fall River, Bristol County, MA
2,364,631 Dec. 12, 1944 Metalworking machine David William Grimes New York, NY This patent number was seen on a turret drilling attachment from Howe & Fant, Inc., along with patent number 592,501. In 1959 Howe & Fant became the Brown & Sharpe Turret Drilling Division, Inc.
2,370,222 Feb. 27, 1945 Driving and Control Mechanism Arthur F. Bennett West Barrington, Bristol County, RI
    Driving and Control Mechanism August L. Krause Providence, Providence County, RI  
    Driving and Control Mechanism Hugo W. Jacobson Providence, Providence County, RI  
2,377,519 Jun. 05, 1945 Toolholder Charles A. Rich Providence, Providence County, RI
2,387,254 Oct. 23, 1945 Control Device Walter A. Gigger Providence, Providence County, RI
2,404,439 Jul. 23, 1946 Driving and Control Mechanism George B. Hirsch Providence, Providence County, RI
436,160 Jul. 30, 1946 Metal working machine David William Grimes New York, NY This is the Canadian equivalent of US patent 2,364,631.
2,415,714 Feb. 11, 1947 Back Rest William E. Twamley Providence, Providence County, RI
591,501 Aug. 20, 1947 Turret-spindle metal cutting machines David William Grimes New York, NY This is the British equivalent of US patent 2,364,631.
2,438,835 Mar. 30, 1948 Cross-Feed Mechanism Hans Carl Weimar Providence, Providence County, RI
2,451,367 Oct. 12, 1948 Feed Mechanism William E. Twamley Providence, Providence County, RI
2,472,222 Jun. 07, 1949 Grinding machine Maxwell Ingraham Mathewson Providence, Providence County, RI
2,533,946 Dec. 12, 1950 Portable Vibrator-Type Tool George Napoleon Levesque Providence, Providence County, RI
2,547,647 Apr. 03, 1951 Straightedge George Napoleon Levesque Providence, Providence County, RI
2,550,925 May. 01, 1951 Means for Blocking the Bore of a Long Hollow Piston Rod Hans Carl Weimar Providence, Providence County, RI
2,554,651 May. 29, 1951 Internal Grinding Fixture Support Hans Carl Weimar Providence, Providence County, RI
2,555,243 May. 29, 1951 Thread Construction John W. Parker Barrington, Bristol County, RI
475,646 Jul. 31, 1951 Portable Vibrator-Type Tools George Napoleon Levesque Providence, Providence County, RI
2,563,061 Aug. 07, 1951 Micrometer Thimble John W. Parker Barrington, Bristol County, RI
2,575,823 Nov. 20, 1951 Machine Tool Support Assembly Maxwell Ingraham Mathewson Providence, Providence County, RI Abstract:
The invention is herein disclosed as embodied in a universal grinding machine of which the principal parts include a base, a longitudinally movable work table, and a grinding wheel spindle support which is mounted for both transverse movement with respect to the work support and for rotational adjustment about vertical axes. The grinding wheel spindle supporting assembly includes specifically a grinding wheel spindle support on which are mounted a rotary grinding wheel spindle and its driving motor, a wheel slide on which the wheel support is rotatably adjust- able, and a swivel support for the wheel slide carried on the base. Machines of this general description as heretofore constructed have been provided with adjusting means to permit a limited forward and back adjustment of the wheel support on the wheel slide, which has been found to be of advantage to increase the effective range of forward and back movement of the grinding wheel without so far extending the movement of the wheel slide as to unbalance the grinding wheel support assembly. It is a principal abject of the present invention to provide in a machine of this general description an improved means for effecting an adjustment in the position of the wheel support on the wheel slide, which adjustment may be made with a minimum of labor, which substantially increases the range of possible adjustment of position of the wheel support, and which further assures that the wheel support assembly will provide a support of maximum strength for each adjusted position of the wheel support. In carrying out the invention, a wheel support platen or turntable is mounted to turn about a vertical axis on the wheel slide and in turn provides a swivel support for the wheel support on which the wheel support is rotatably adjusted about a vertical axis which is eccentric to the rotational axis of the wheel support platen on the wheel slide. With this construction and arrangement of the wheel spindle supporting assembly, it will be readily understood that rotational adjustment of the platen about its axis on the wheel slide will have the effect of adjusting the position of the grinding wheel with relation to the wheel slide between extreme forward and rearward positions, and additionally of adjusting the position of the grinding wheel with relation to the wheel slide between two extreme positions laterally in which the grinding wheel spindle is so disposed as to increase the range of movement of the longitudinally moving work support either in one or the other direction.
Claim:
In a grinding machine having a rotary, grinding wheel spindle, a grinding wheel supporting-assembly which comprises a grinding wheel support, a wheel slide on which the grinding wheel support is carried, and a platen interposed between the grinding wheel support and the wheel slide having swivel connections eccentric to one another including cooperating bearing surfaces on the platen and on each of the grinding wheel support and the wheel slide whereby rotational adjustment of the platen is , effective to position the grinding wheel support including the swivel connection therewith with relation to the wheel slide, and a clamping device connected between the grinding wheel support and the w heel slide and acting along the swivel axis of the grinding wheel support with the platen for clamping the grinding wheel support, platen, and wheel slide rigidly together.
2,581,264 Jan. 01, 1952 Gauge George Napoleon Levesque Providence, Providence County, RI
664,236 Jan. 02, 1952 Improvements in or Relating to a Rotary Tool Supporting Assembly Maxwell Ingraham Mathewson Providence, Providence County, RI
2,600,548 Jun. 17, 1952 Grinding Wheel Truing Apparatus Lester J. Lalime Providence, Providence County, RI
2,600,550 Jun. 17, 1952 Taper Control Indicator George Napoleon Levesque Providence, Providence County, RI
2,604,703 Jul. 29, 1952 Internal Micrometer Caliper Hans Meyer , Switzerland
2,606,033 Aug. 05, 1952 Machine-Tool Feed Finger Harold S. Sizer Rumford, Providence County, RI
2,610,647 Sep. 16, 1952 Pilot Operated Fluid Pressure Control Valve George F. Maglott Cranston, Providence County, RI
2,612,014 Sep. 30, 1952 Back Rest for Grinding Machines Maxwell Ingraham Mathewson Providence, Providence County, RI
2,613,906 Oct. 14, 1952 Hydraulic Control Valve Hans Carl Weimar Providence, Providence County, RI
2,627,618 Feb. 10, 1953 Automatic Screw and Similar Machine Ossian G. Holmes Riverside, Providence County, RI
2,633,642 Apr. 07, 1953 Measuring Machine George Napoleon Levesque Providence, Providence County, RI
2,701,987 Feb. 15, 1955 Power Locking-Out Device for Milling Machines George B. Hirsch Providence, Providence County, RI
2,746,128 May. 22, 1956 Loading Device for Automatic Screw and Similar Machines James T. Barron Erie, Erie County, PA
    Loading Device for Automatic Screw and Similar Machines Joseph J. Dill Erie, Erie County, PA  
    Loading Device for Automatic Screw and Similar Machines Joseph H. Hotelling Erie, Erie County, PA  
2,767,521 Oct. 23, 1956 Grinding Machines August L. Krause Providence, Providence County, RI
    Grinding Machines George Napoleon Levesque Providence, Providence County, RI  
2,770,172 Nov. 13, 1956 Coolant Return System Benjamin P. Graves Cranston, Providence County, RI
2,791,135 May. 07, 1957 Step Drilling Turret Indexing and Feeding Mechanism William E. Twamley Providence, Providence County, RI
2,813,445 Nov. 19, 1957 Driving Mechanism for a Screw Machine William E. Twamley Providence, Providence County, RI
    Driving Mechanism for a Screw Machine Stanley T. Gotham Somerset, Bristol County, MA  
2,887,065 May. 19, 1959 Gear Pump Unit Arthur S. Johnson Providence, Providence County, RI
2,887,695 May. 26, 1959 Rotary Tool Spindle Reversing Means Arnold Charlat Norwalk, Fairfield County, CT
2,914,153 Nov. 24, 1959 Adjustable Dial August L. Krause Providence, Providence County, RI
    Adjustable Dial Walter A. Gigger Providence, Providence County, RI  
2,923,102 Feb. 02, 1960 Interlocking Device for a Surface Grinding Machine Emile W. Couture Barrington, Bristol County, RI
    Interlocking Device for a Surface Grinding Machine Alfred Lees Pawtucket, Providence County, RI  
2,926,467 Mar. 01, 1960 Fine Feed Distortion Arrangement for Grinding Machines August L. Krause Providence, Providence County, RI
    Fine Feed Distortion Arrangement for Grinding Machines George Napoleon Levesque Providence, Providence County, RI  
2,927,403 Mar. 08, 1960 Hydraulic Operating and Control System for a Machine Tool John J. Holland Norwood, Kent County, RI
    Hydraulic Operating and Control System for a Machine Tool Maurice J. Knott Warwick, Kent County, RI  
    Hydraulic Operating and Control System for a Machine Tool Harold A. Bryant Rumford, Providence County, RI  
    Hydraulic Operating and Control System for a Machine Tool Donald J. Dunn Cranston, Providence County, RI  
2,943,395 Jul. 05, 1960 Micrometer Spindle Clamp George H. Soucy Warwick, Kent County, RI
2,947,921 Aug. 02, 1960 Fine Grid Permanent Magnetic Chuck Ermand L. Watelet Greenwood, Kent County, RI
2,975,523 Mar. 21, 1961 Micrometer Frame George H. Soucy Warwick, Kent County, RI
2,991,666 Jul. 11, 1961 Power-Transmitting Device for Machine Tools Arnold Samuel Charlat Norwalk, Fairfield County, CT
2,992,571 Jul. 18, 1961 Control Device for Use in Metal Working Machines Arnold Samuel Charlat Norwalk, Fairfield County, CT
3,003,165 Oct. 10, 1961 Tool Spindle Drive Means for Sequentially Effecting Rapid Approach, Work Feed and Rapid Withdrawal Arnold Samuel Charlat Norwalk, Fairfield County, CT
3,039,026 Jun. 12, 1962 Magnetic Chuck George Napoleon Levesque Providence, Providence County, RI
3,043,173 Jul. 10, 1962 Cutting-off Tool Post William E. Twamley Providence, Providence County, RI
    Cutting-off Tool Post James W. Carroll Somerset, Bristol County, CT  
3,130,680 Apr. 28, 1964 Gerotor Type Pump Arthur S. Johnson Providence, Providence County, RI
3,131,482 May. 05, 1964 Micrometer with Adjustable Barrel Sleeve Ermand L. Watelet Greenwood, Kent County, RI
    Micrometer with Adjustable Barrel Sleeve Norman E. Davies Warwick, Kent County, RI  
3,137,213 Jun. 16, 1964 Automatic Bleeder Valve Harold A. Bryant North Providence, Providence County, RI
    Automatic Bleeder Valve Joseph H. Marcotte Central Falls, Providence County, RI  
3,142,787 Jul. 28, 1964 Permanent Magnetic Block George Napoleon Levesque Providence, Providence County, RI
3,192,798 Jul. 06, 1965 Spindle Transmission William E. Twamley Providence, Providence County, RI
3,193,337 Jul. 06, 1965 Hydrostatic Bearing George Napoleon Levesque Providence, Providence County, RI
    Hydrostatic Bearing Kenneth E. Ashworth Woonsocket, Providence County, RI  
3,240,541 Mar. 15, 1966 Temperature Controlled Hydrostatic Spindle Bearing George Napoleon Levesque Providence, Providence County, RI
3,330,652 Jul. 11, 1967 High Speed Steel Norman E. Robinson Clayville, Providence County, RI
3,354,908 Nov. 28, 1967 Pressure Fluid Control Valve George Napoleon Levesque Providence, Providence County, RI
3,365,711 Jan. 23, 1968 Hydrostatic Bearing Load Signaling Device George Napoleon Levesque Providence, Providence County, RI
3,400,881 Sep. 10, 1968 Compressed Air Economizer for Fluidic Controls George Napoleon Levesque Providence, Providence County, RI
3,427,755 Feb. 18, 1969 Counter-Force Motivated Back Rest George Napoleon Levesque Providence, Providence County, RI
    Counter-Force Motivated Back Rest Paul Eugene Taylor Warwick, Kent County, RI  
    Counter-Force Motivated Back Rest Neil Ide Barney Riverside, Providence County, RI  
1,174,445 Dec. 17, 1969 Improvements in or Relating to Turret Operating Apparatus for Automatic Machine Tools William Ellias Reginald Pulman , England
3,552,374 Jan. 05, 1971 Grinding Wheel Dresser William J. Knuff Maple Heights, Cuyahoga County, OH
3,552,444 Jan. 05, 1971 Variable Throttle Valve for Logic Applications George Napoleon Levesque Providence, Providence County, RI
3,582,037 Jun. 01, 1971 Pneumatic Logic Element Construction George Napoleon Levesque Providence, Providence County, RI
3,603,346 Sep. 07, 1971 Pneumatic Logic Element Alfred Hirt East Greenwich, Kent County, RI
3,610,274 Oct. 05, 1971 Fluid Logic Circuit George Napoleon Levesque Providence, Providence County, RI
    Fluid Logic Circuit Alfred Hirt East Greenwich, Kent County, RI  
3,662,732 May. 16, 1972 Grinding Wheel Dresser George Banko Euclid, Cuyahoga County, OH
    Grinding Wheel Dresser William J. Knuff Maple Heights, Cuyahoga County, OH  
3,778,121 Dec. 11, 1973 Slide Guide Having Preloaded Hollow and Solid Roller Bearings George Napoleon Levesque Providence, Providence County, RI
3,921,993 Nov. 25, 1975 Collet Chucking Assembly John Milton Ingham North Kingstown, Washington County, RI
    Collet Chucking Assembly Lloyd Frederick Reslow East Greenwich, Kent County, RI  
2,534,138 Feb. 10, 1977 Collet for Towbar Material in Lathe Spindle - Has Two Collets and Clamping Sleeves for Especially High Clamping Force John Milton Ingham North Kingstown, Washington County, RI
    Collet for Towbar Material in Lathe Spindle - Has Two Collets and Clamping Sleeves for Especially High Clamping Force Lloyd Frederick Reslow East Greenwich, Kent County, RI  
4,060,007 Nov. 29, 1977 Clutch Teeth George Napoleon Levesque Providence, Providence County, RI
4,120,538 Oct. 17, 1978 Pillow Block Including Plurality of Self-Aligning Linear Motion Bearings William E. Headen East Greenwich, Kent County, RI
4,128,278 Dec. 05, 1978 Linear Motion Ball Bearing with Dynamic Stiffness William E. Headen East Greenwich, Kent County, RI
    Linear Motion Ball Bearing with Dynamic Stiffness George Napoleon Levesque Providence, Providence County, RI  
4,129,949 Dec. 19, 1978 Height Gage Robert P. Callaghan Jr. Westerley, Washington County, RI
D252,575 Aug. 07, 1979 Automatic Lathe Henry T. Simmons Warwick, Kent County, RI
4,168,639 Sep. 25, 1979 Machine Tool Having a Programmed Turret John Milton Ingham North Kingstown, Washington County, RI
    Machine Tool Having a Programmed Turret Paul W. Carrier Pawtucket, Providence County, RI  
4,187,612 Feb. 12, 1980 Height Gage Ian M. Scott East Greenwich, Kent County, RI
4,191,059 Mar. 04, 1980 Linear Actuator Robert A. Vanslette Medfield, Norfolk County, MA
D255,998 Jul. 22, 1980 Caliper H. Jackson Merchant North Scituate, Providence County, RI
1,091,004 Dec. 09, 1980 Height Gage with Frictionless Slider Robert P. Callaghan Jr. Westerley, Washington County, RI
122,770 Oct. 24, 1984 Control System for Variable Displacement Motors David F. Creffield Grass Lake Washtenaw, Washtenaw County, MI At the beginning of 1985, Brown & Sharpe Fluid Power would be sold to Vickers Inc., wholly owned subsidiary of Libby-Owens-Ford Co. of Toledo, Ohio. The sale included Double A Products Co., of Manchester, Michigan.
4,485,594 Dec. 04, 1984 Surface Grinding Machine Raymond J. Guertin East Greenwich, Kent County, RI
    Surface Grinding Machine Chuhong Kang North Kingston, Washington County, RI  
    Surface Grinding Machine Peter P. Matthews West Warwick, Kent County, RI  
D277,757 Feb. 26, 1985 Surface Grinding Machine Raymond J. Guertin East Greenwich, Kent County, RI
    Surface Grinding Machine Chuhong Kang North Kingston, Washington County, RI  
    Surface Grinding Machine Peter P. Matthews West Warwick, Kent County, RI  
4,763,420 Aug. 16, 1988 Base Assembly for Coordinate Measuring Machine William J. McCabe North Kingstown, Washington County, RI
    Base Assembly for Coordinate Measuring Machine Vitaly I. Pesikov Providence, Providence County, RI  
4,802,774 Feb. 07, 1989 Gas Bearing for Guiding Relative Movement of Precision Machine Parts Vitaly I. Pesikov Providence, Providence County, RI
4,815,213 Mar. 28, 1989 Apparatus for Temperature Compensation of Sensing Means of a Machine William J. McCabe North Kingstown, Washington County, RI
    Apparatus for Temperature Compensation of Sensing Means of a Machine Vitaly I. Pesikov Providence, Providence County, RI  
4,833,630 May. 23, 1989 Method and Apparatus for the Tridimensional Measuring of an Object David P. Braman North Kingstown, Washington County, RI
    Method and Apparatus for the Tridimensional Measuring of an Object A. Michael Honer North Kingstown, Washington County, RI  
4,835,871 Jun. 06, 1989 Counterweight for Coordinate Measuring Machine Vitaly I. Pesikov Providence, Providence County, RI
4,866,643 Sep. 12, 1989 Method for Automatic Compensation of Probe Offset in a Coordinate Measuring Machine Werner Dutler , Switzerland
4,884,889 Dec. 05, 1989 Calibration System for Coordinate Measuring Machine Walter L. Beckwith Jr. Warwick, Kent County, RI
4,926,360 May. 15, 1990 Electronic Gage Amplifier and Display Stanley T. Spink Jr. North Kingstown, Washington County, RI
4,939,678 Jul. 03, 1990 Method for Calibration of Coordinate Measuring Machine Walter L. Beckwith Jr. Warwick, Kent County, RI
4,946,293 Aug. 07, 1990 Gas Bearing Having an Auxiliary Reservoir Israel F. Helms Coventry, Kent County, RI
4,949,465 Aug. 21, 1990 Counterweight for Coordinate Measuring Machine Vitaly I. Pesikov Providence, Providence County, RI
4,958,437 Sep. 25, 1990 Coordinate Measuring Machine with Vibration Damper Israel F. Helms Coventry, Kent County, RI
5,042,162 Aug. 27, 1991 Coordinate Measuring Machine with Vibration Dampening System Israel F. Helms Coventry, Kent County, RI
5,231,768 Aug. 03, 1993 Stacked Block Step Gage Walter L. Beckwith Jr. Warwick, Kent County, RI
5,347,723 Sep. 20, 1994 Air Bearing Control System Gary W. Russell East Greenwich, Kent County, RI
622,612 Jul. 03, 1996 Capacitive Measuring Device Peter Strack , France
    Capacitive Measuring Device Andreas Kaiser , France  
5,535,524 Jul. 16, 1996 Vibration Damper for Coordinate Measuring Machine Paul W. Carrier Pawtucket, Providence County, RI
    Vibration Damper for Coordinate Measuring Machine Richard A. MacManus Narragansett, Washington County, RI  
579,961 Aug. 14, 1996 Measuring Apparatus for Measuring Linear Dimensions Alex Bezinge , Switzerland
    Measuring Apparatus for Measuring Linear Dimensions Ulf Birkner , Switzerland  
    Measuring Apparatus for Measuring Linear Dimensions Adrian Orita , Switzerland  
    Measuring Apparatus for Measuring Linear Dimensions Adriano Zanier , Switzerland  
    Measuring Apparatus for Measuring Linear Dimensions Charles Zufferey , Switzerland  
5,616,917 Apr. 01, 1997 Device for Measuring an Angle Between Pivotally-Connected Members YuZhong Dai Coventry, Kent County, RI
5,625,959 May. 06, 1997 Reconfigurable Supporting Fixture, Particularly for Measuring Machines, and Relative Configuration Method Maurizio Ercole , Italy
    Reconfigurable Supporting Fixture, Particularly for Measuring Machines, and Relative Configuration Method Pasqualino Poggi , Italy  
5,664,336 Sep. 09, 1997 Linear Measuring Device and a Method of Adjusting Said Device Adriano Zanier , Switzerland
    Linear Measuring Device and a Method of Adjusting Said Device Alex Bezinge , Switzerland  
5,668,826 Sep. 16, 1997 Electro-Optical Device Comprising a Controlled Laser Diode Alex Bezinge , Switzerland
    Electro-Optical Device Comprising a Controlled Laser Diode Christophe Moser , Switzerland  
    Electro-Optical Device Comprising a Controlled Laser Diode Pierre Thomann , Switzerland  
    Electro-Optical Device Comprising a Controlled Laser Diode Alain Jornod , Switzerland  
5,669,150 Sep. 23, 1997 Coordinate Measuring Machine Having Articulated Arm Raymond J. Guertin East Greenwich, Kent County, RI
    Coordinate Measuring Machine Having Articulated Arm YuZhong Dai Coventry, Kent County, RI  
    Coordinate Measuring Machine Having Articulated Arm Vitaly I. Pesikov Providence, Providence County, RI  
    Coordinate Measuring Machine Having Articulated Arm Walter L. Beckwith Jr. Warwick, Kent County, RI  
    Coordinate Measuring Machine Having Articulated Arm Thomas Charlton Jr. North Kingstown, Washington County, RI  
5,671,541 Sep. 30, 1997 Accuracy Verification Devices for Coordinate Measuring Machines YuZhong Dai Coventry, Kent County, RI
    Accuracy Verification Devices for Coordinate Measuring Machines Thomas Charlton Jr. North Kingstown, Washington County, RI  
5,690,567 Nov. 25, 1997 Transmission for Converting Rotary Motion into Linear Motion Jan F. C. DeNijs Wakefield, Middlesex County, MA
    Transmission for Converting Rotary Motion into Linear Motion Matthias Lindner , Germany  
674,153 May. 06, 1998 Tubular Coil Unit for a Displacement Measuring Transducer Eric Züger , Switzerland
5,778,548 Jul. 14, 1998 Viewing Device and Method for Three-Dimensional Noncontacting Measurements Piero Cerruti , Italy
3,619,236 Aug. 20, 1998 Einrichtung Zum Automatischen Wechsel Von Messwerkzeugen in Einem Messroboter Oder Einer Messmaschine Franco Ferrero , Italy
    Einrichtung Zum Automatischen Wechsel Von Messwerkzeugen in Einem Messroboter Oder Einer Messmaschine Enrico Garau , Italy  
5,822,877 Oct. 20, 1998 Multi-Probe System for Dimensional Metrology YuZhong Dai Coventry, Kent County, RI
5,832,416 Nov. 03, 1998 Calibration System for Coordinate Measuring Machine Paul J. Anderson Wyoming, Washington County, RI
5,837,901 Nov. 17, 1998 Reconfigurable Supporting Fixture, Particularly for a Measuring Machine, and Relative Configuration Method Domenico Sola , Italy
    Reconfigurable Supporting Fixture, Particularly for a Measuring Machine, and Relative Configuration Method Pasqualino Poggi , Italy  
5,848,480 Dec. 15, 1998 Reconfigurable Supporting Fixture, Particularly for a Measuring Machine Domenico Sola , Italy
    Reconfigurable Supporting Fixture, Particularly for a Measuring Machine Enrico Garau , Italy  
2,303,212 Dec. 16, 1998 Supporting and Positioning Fixture for Measuring Machines Maurizio Ercole , Italy
    Supporting and Positioning Fixture for Measuring Machines Pasqualino Poggi , Italy  
719,999 Feb. 24, 1999 Length Measuring Device Adriano Zanier , Switzerland
5,883,313 Mar. 16, 1999 Part Measuring Gauge Maurizio Ercole , Italy
    Part Measuring Gauge Enrico Garau , Italy  
5,909,939 Jun. 08, 1999 High Accuracy Coordinate Measuring Machine Having a Plurality of Length-Adjustable Legs Winfried Fugmann , Germany
4,014,146 Oct. 21, 1999 Measuring Unit for Workpiece Guglielmo Raho , Italy
    Measuring Unit for Workpiece Mauro Zona , Italy  
5,977,781 Nov. 02, 1999 Capacitive Measuring Device Pascal Jordil , Switzerland
5,987,765 Nov. 23, 1999 Reconfigurable Supporting Element, Particularly for Measured Parts on a Measuring Machine Domenico Sola , Italy
    Reconfigurable Supporting Element, Particularly for Measured Parts on a Measuring Machine Enrico Garau , Italy  
    Reconfigurable Supporting Element, Particularly for Measured Parts on a Measuring Machine Renato Causarano , Italy  
6,072,318 Jun. 06, 2000 Capacitive Device for Measuring Dimension Pascal Jordil , Switzerland
6,112,423 Sep. 05, 2000 Apparatus and Method for Calibrating a Probe Assembly of a Measuring Machine Kenneth L. Sheehan Saunderstown, Washington County, RI
6,178,389 Jan. 23, 2001 Method of Determining the Measuring Uncertainty of a Coordinate Measuring Device Domenico Sola , Italy
    Method of Determining the Measuring Uncertainty of a Coordinate Measuring Device Emanuele Ricci , Italy  
    Method of Determining the Measuring Uncertainty of a Coordinate Measuring Device Alessandro Balsamo , Italy  
    Method of Determining the Measuring Uncertainty of a Coordinate Measuring Device Mauro Di Ciommo , Italy  
    Method of Determining the Measuring Uncertainty of a Coordinate Measuring Device Bruno Ippolito Rebaglia , Italy  
6,181,422 Jan. 30, 2001 Optical Surface Measurement Apparatus and Methods J. Andrew Veltze , England
6,191,578 Feb. 20, 2001 Magnetoresistive Sensor for High Precision Measurements of Lengths and Angles Alex Bezinge , Switzerland
    Magnetoresistive Sensor for High Precision Measurements of Lengths and Angles Jean-Luc Bolli , Switzerland  
6,208,912 Mar. 27, 2001 Assembly for Connecting a Measuring Head to a Measuring Robot Domenico Russo , Italy
    Assembly for Connecting a Measuring Head to a Measuring Robot Domenico Sola , Italy  
6,229,301 May. 08, 2001 Electronic Circuit and Method for a Dimension-Measuring Device Jean-Luc Bolli , Switzerland
    Electronic Circuit and Method for a Dimension-Measuring Device Pascal Jordil , Switzerland  
6,247,244 Jun. 19, 2001 Device for Longitudinal Measurement Adriano Zanier , Switzerland
    Device for Longitudinal Measurement Arthur Bovey , Switzerland  
    Device for Longitudinal Measurement Michel Paudex , Switzerland  
6,252,242 Jun. 26, 2001 High Speed Optical Inspection Apparatus Using Gaussian Distribution Analysis and Method Therefore Andrei Brunfield , Israel Brown & Sharpe's Surface Inspection subsidiary was acquired by Orbotech in 2001.
    High Speed Optical Inspection Apparatus Using Gaussian Distribution Analysis and Method Therefore Joseph Shamir , Israel  
    High Speed Optical Inspection Apparatus Using Gaussian Distribution Analysis and Method Therefore Gregory Toker , Israel  
    High Speed Optical Inspection Apparatus Using Gaussian Distribution Analysis and Method Therefore Liviu Singher , Israel  
    High Speed Optical Inspection Apparatus Using Gaussian Distribution Analysis and Method Therefore Ilan Laver , Israel  
    High Speed Optical Inspection Apparatus Using Gaussian Distribution Analysis and Method Therefore Ely Pekel , Israel  
6,255,666 Jul. 03, 2001 High Speed Optical Inspection Apparatus for a Large Transparent Flat Panel Using Gaussian Distribution Analysis and Method Therefor Andrei Brunfield , Israel Brown & Sharpe's Surface Inspection subsidiary was acquired by Orbotech in 2001.
    High Speed Optical Inspection Apparatus for a Large Transparent Flat Panel Using Gaussian Distribution Analysis and Method Therefor Joseph Shamir , Israel  
    High Speed Optical Inspection Apparatus for a Large Transparent Flat Panel Using Gaussian Distribution Analysis and Method Therefor Gregory Toker , Israel  
    High Speed Optical Inspection Apparatus for a Large Transparent Flat Panel Using Gaussian Distribution Analysis and Method Therefor Liviu Singher , Israel  
    High Speed Optical Inspection Apparatus for a Large Transparent Flat Panel Using Gaussian Distribution Analysis and Method Therefor Ilan Laver , Israel  
    High Speed Optical Inspection Apparatus for a Large Transparent Flat Panel Using Gaussian Distribution Analysis and Method Therefor Ely Pekel , Israel  
6,262,432 Jul. 17, 2001 High Speed Surface Inspection Optical Apparatus for a Reflective Disk Using Gaussian Distribution Analysis and Method Therefor Andrei Brunfield , Israel Brown & Sharpe's Surface Inspection subsidiary was acquired by Orbotech in 2001.
    High Speed Surface Inspection Optical Apparatus for a Reflective Disk Using Gaussian Distribution Analysis and Method Therefor Joseph Shamir , Israel  
    High Speed Surface Inspection Optical Apparatus for a Reflective Disk Using Gaussian Distribution Analysis and Method Therefor Gregory Toker , Israel  
    High Speed Surface Inspection Optical Apparatus for a Reflective Disk Using Gaussian Distribution Analysis and Method Therefor Liviu Singher , Israel  
    High Speed Surface Inspection Optical Apparatus for a Reflective Disk Using Gaussian Distribution Analysis and Method Therefor Ilan Laver , Israel  
    High Speed Surface Inspection Optical Apparatus for a Reflective Disk Using Gaussian Distribution Analysis and Method Therefor Ely Pekel , Israel  
6,276,864 Aug. 21, 2001 Assembly for Connecting a Measuring Tool to a Measuring Head Moved by a Measuring Robot Domenico Russo , Italy
    Assembly for Connecting a Measuring Tool to a Measuring Head Moved by a Measuring Robot Domenico Sola , Italy  
1,111,347 Sep. 05, 2001 Positional Encoder Marco Cardillo , Switzerland
    Positional Encoder Roland Duteil , Switzerland  
6,294,793 Sep. 25, 2001 High Speed Optical Inspection Apparatus for a Transparent Disk Using Gaussian Distribution Analysis and Method Therefor Andrei Brunfield , Israel Brown & Sharpe's Surface Inspection subsidiary was acquired by Orbotech in 2001.
    High Speed Optical Inspection Apparatus for a Transparent Disk Using Gaussian Distribution Analysis and Method Therefor Joseph Shamir , Israel  
    High Speed Optical Inspection Apparatus for a Transparent Disk Using Gaussian Distribution Analysis and Method Therefor Gregory Toker , Israel  
    High Speed Optical Inspection Apparatus for a Transparent Disk Using Gaussian Distribution Analysis and Method Therefor Liviu Singher , Israel  
    High Speed Optical Inspection Apparatus for a Transparent Disk Using Gaussian Distribution Analysis and Method Therefor Ilan Laver , Israel  
    High Speed Optical Inspection Apparatus for a Transparent Disk Using Gaussian Distribution Analysis and Method Therefor Ely Pekel , Israel  
4,218,065 Oct. 18, 2001 Pneumatisches Koppelorgan Zur Kopplung Eines Angetriebenen Maschinenteils an Ein Antreibendes Maschinenteil Domenico Sola , Italy
    Pneumatisches Koppelorgan Zur Kopplung Eines Angetriebenen Maschinenteils an Ein Antreibendes Maschinenteil Elio Virno , Italy  
D449,547 Oct. 23, 2001 Caliper Jean-Claude Reymond , Switzerland
6,332,278 Dec. 25, 2001 Portable Precision Electronic Caliper Alex Bezinge , Switzerland
    Portable Precision Electronic Caliper Jean-Luc Bolli , Switzerland  
6,513,256 Feb. 04, 2003 Device for Moving Objects in Order to Compare the Dimensions of Said Objects and Method for Comparing Dimensions Using Same Karl Tischler , Switzerland
6,513,262 Feb. 04, 2003 Displacement Measuring Device Lucien Borgognon , Switzerland
    Displacement Measuring Device Marco Cardillo , Switzerland  
    Displacement Measuring Device Roland Duteil , Switzerland  
D472,170 Mar. 25, 2003 Probe Jean-Claude Reymond , Switzerland
6,628,322 Sep. 30, 2003 Device and Method for Positioning a Measuring Head on a Noncontact Three-Dimensional Measuring Machine Piero Cerruti , Italy
3,803,031 Jan. 08, 2004 Verwandelbare Vorrichtung Zur Halterung Und Positionierung Von Koerpern, Insbesondere Von Mittels Einer Messvorrichtung Zu Vermessenden Teilen Maurizio Ercole , Italy
    Verwandelbare Vorrichtung Zur Halterung Und Positionierung Von Koerpern, Insbesondere Von Mittels Einer Messvorrichtung Zu Vermessenden Teilen Renato De Alessi , Italy  
    Verwandelbare Vorrichtung Zur Halterung Und Positionierung Von Koerpern, Insbesondere Von Mittels Einer Messvorrichtung Zu Vermessenden Teilen Enrico Garau , Italy  
6,724,186 Apr. 20, 2004 Measuring Device with Magneto-Resistive Electrodes, and Measuring Method Pascal Jordil , Switzerland
6,745,488 Jun. 08, 2004 Height-Measuring Column and Method for Regulating a Height-Measuring Column Pascal Jordil , Switzerland
    Height-Measuring Column and Method for Regulating a Height-Measuring Column Adriano Zanier , Switzerland  
6,751,884 Jun. 22, 2004 Column for Measuring Longitudinal Dimensions Pascal Jordil , Switzerland
    Column for Measuring Longitudinal Dimensions Adriano Zanier , Switzerland  
    Column for Measuring Longitudinal Dimensions Charles-Henri Zufferey , Switzerland  
6,763,604 Jul. 20, 2004 Column for Measuring Longitudinal Dimensions Pascal Jordil , Switzerland
    Column for Measuring Longitudinal Dimensions Adriano Zanier , Switzerland  
4,325,337 May. 04, 2005 Portal-Type Coordinate Measurement Machine with Acute Angle Dither - Forms Angle Between Guide Rail and Main Sliding Plane, and Makes Carriage and Guide Rail Cross=Sections Extend in Directions Parallel to Main Sliding Plane Enrico Garau , Italy
    Portal-Type Coordinate Measurement Machine with Acute Angle Dither - Forms Angle Between Guide Rail and Main Sliding Plane, and Makes Carriage and Guide Rail Cross=Sections Extend in Directions Parallel to Main Sliding Plane Domenico Sola , Italy  
    Portal-Type Coordinate Measurement Machine with Acute Angle Dither - Forms Angle Between Guide Rail and Main Sliding Plane, and Makes Carriage and Guide Rail Cross=Sections Extend in Directions Parallel to Main Sliding Plane Pasqualino Poggi , Italy  
6,952,883 Oct. 11, 2005 Dimension-Measuring Column and Method for Entering a Command to Switch the Measure Mode in Such a Column Pascal Jordil , Switzerland
    Dimension-Measuring Column and Method for Entering a Command to Switch the Measure Mode in Such a Column Charles-Henri Zufferey , Switzerland  
1,319,923 Sep. 27, 2006 Column for Measuring Dimensions and Method of Introducing a Command in Such a Column in Order to Change Its Measuring Mode Pascal Jordil , Switzerland
    Column for Measuring Dimensions and Method of Introducing a Command in Such a Column in Order to Change Its Measuring Mode Claude Rouge , Switzerland  
    Column for Measuring Dimensions and Method of Introducing a Command in Such a Column in Order to Change Its Measuring Mode Charles-Henri Zufferey , Switzerland  
1,319,922 Jan. 24, 2007 Column for Measuring Longitudinal Dimensions Pascal Jordil , Switzerland
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