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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 1988
Filed:
May. 18, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
John L Wickham, Glenarm, MD (US);
Assignee:
J. L. Wickham Co., Baltimore, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P / ; B23Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29 3 / ; 29563 ; 7481 / ; 7481 / ; 198859 ;
Abstract
A modularly expandable integrated process machine system incorporating a rotary indexing mechanism therefor. The machine system is made up of a support platform with predefined work station positions which each have the same dimension tool mounting configuration. Pallets are advanced between workstations by an endless chain incremented by a precision rotary indexing mechanism capable of precise end-of-movement positioning and variable force advancing.