Patents by Inventor Jodi Fortney

Jodi Fortney has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Saw blade clamping arrangement for a power tool
    Patent number: 5848474
    Abstract: A saw blade clamping arrangement particularly for power reciprocating saws and similar tools having a reciprocating drive shaft connected to a cutting member such as a saw blade includes a clamping member movable relative to the drive shaft between a clamped position and a release position. A threaded fastener passes through an aperture formed in a portion of the clamping member and functions to move the clamping member to its clamped position upon selective rotation. A sleeve surrounds the threaded fastener for rotation therewith. When the sleeve is biased against the clamping member through the force of a biasing member, opposing surfaces prevent rotation of the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Jodi Fortney, Hayden Huang, Kevan Kudo