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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:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bruce A. Thames, Cypress, TX (US);
Sam C. Jensen, Glendora, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cooper Technologies Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 3/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 3/500 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for limiting the transmission of power from a motor to a spindle of a positive feed drill when a high torque situation develops, as well as an apparatus and method for causing the spindle to automatically retract when the high torque situation develops.