Patents by Inventor Keith D. Stapley

Keith D. Stapley 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).

  • Patent number: 4564322
    Abstract: A drill scope comprising a calibrated protractor that can be read directly in terms of angle of tilt of the drill bit and a pivoting spirit level support means with tilt angle marker and bull's-eye bubble level that can be pivoted to a selected angle of tilt and then held in that position during use of the drill. In this manner, when the hand held drill is held such that the bubble reads level, the angle of tilt or inclination of the resulting hole can be readily maintained within one degree. The drill scope can be a U-shaped arm with level that swings over the entire drill housing, a circularly curved surface integrally mounted in the drill housing with a sliding element that holds the level or a calibrated protractor disc with radial support arm and level that attaches to the conventional side handle hole of the drill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1986
    Inventor: Keith D. Stapley