IP Library Granted Patent US 10,843,278
Granted Patent B2
US 10,843,278 · App. 16/190,424 · Granted Nov 24, 2020

Kammprofile milling machine

Inventors: Armando Garza, Jr. (Houston, TX); Albert Wright Genther (Dayton, TX); Brian Edward McGehee (Houston, TX); Jerel T. Rumbley (Pearland, TX)
Assignee: LAMONS GASKET COMPANY
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,843,278
App. No.
16/190,424
Granted
Nov 24, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An automatic milling machine mills a gasket. The automatic milling machine controls the position of a cutter head relative a table. The automatic milling machine rotates the gasket with a motor. Parameters of the motor are monitored to determine the amount of rotation of the gasket.

Claims (26)

1. An automatic milling machine comprising:

a controller;

a cutter head for milling a kammprofile gasket and operatively controlled by the controller;

a table operatively supporting a workpiece; and

a driving motor that operatively moves the workpiece relative the cutter head by rotating a theta roller that contacts and rotates the workpiece, wherein the controller operatively monitors the relative position of the cutter head and the table, and adjusts the position of the table based at least in part on operation of the driving motor.

2. The automatic milling machine of claim 1 , further comprising a user interface coupled to the controller, wherein the user interface receives dimensions of a workpiece.

3. The automatic milling machine of claim 2 , wherein the user interface comprises a touch screen monitor.

4. The automatic milling machine of claim 2 , wherein the controller adjusts the relative position of the cutter head and the table based at least in part on operation of the driving motor and the dimensions of the workpiece.

5. The automatic milling machine of claim 1 , wherein the controller operatively adjusts the position of the table by moving the table in one or more axes.

6. The automatic milling machine of claim 1 , wherein the controller operatively adjusts the position of the cutter head by moving the cutter head in one or more axes.

7. The automatic milling machine of claim 1 , further comprising a safety guard disposed proximal the cutter head.

8. The automatic milling machine of claim 7 , wherein the controller operatively adjusts the position of the safety guard based on a state of the automatic milling machine.

9. The automatic milling machine of claim 1 , further comprising a manual control that manually adjusts the position of the table.

10. The automatic milling machine of claim 1 , further comprising at least one front roller or at least one back roller.

11. The automatic milling machine of claim 10 , wherein the controller operatively positions at least one of the at least one front roller, the at least one back roller, or the theta roller to operatively clamp the workpiece.

12. The automatic milling machine of claim 1 , further comprising a Z-axis motor operatively driving the table.

13. An automatic milling machine comprising:

a controller comprising a processor;

a cutter head and a cutting head motor, wherein the controller operatively controls the cutter head to mill a kammprofile gasket;

a table and a table motor, wherein the table motor operatively positions the table and wherein the table operatively supports a workpiece;

one or more front rollers and one or more back rollers, wherein the one or more front rollers and one or more back rollers are each rotatable about a respective axis, wherein at least one of the one or more front rollers or at least one of the one or more back rollers are movable along another axis to clamp the workpiece; and

a driving motor for driving a theta roller that operatively rotates the workpiece to pass the workpiece along the cutter head,

wherein the controller operatively monitors the relative position of the cutter head and the table, and adjusts the relative position based at least in part on operation of the driving motor.

14. The automatic milling machine of claim 13 , wherein the controller operatively determines an amount of revolutions of the workpiece.

15. The automatic milling machine of claim 13 , wherein the controller operatively determines the amount of revolutions of the workpiece based on operation of the driving motor.

16. The automatic milling machine of claim 13 , wherein the controller operatively controls the driving motor and the cutting head to make at least two cutting passes on the workpiece.

Assignments (5)
PATENT SHORT FORM SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 16, 2025
From: LGC US ASSET HOLDINGS, LLC
To: BRIGHTWOOD LOAN SERVICES LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 072477/0816 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 15, 2025
From: CITIZENS BANK, N.A.
To: LGC US ASSET HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 072032/0125 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 26, 2019
From: LGC US ASSET HOLDINGS, LLC
To: CITIZENS BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 051367/0635 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 21, 2019
From: LAMONS GASKET COMPANY
To: LGC US ASSET HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 051351/0147 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2018
From: GARZA, ARMANDO, JR.; GENTHER, ALBERT WRIGHT; MCGEHEE, BRIAN EDWARD; RUMBLEY, JEREL T.
To: LAMONS GASKET COMPANY
Reel/Frame 047497/0575 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62587642 · Nov 17, 2017
Related Publication 20190151962A1 · May 23, 2019