Patents by Inventor William Stephen Shafer

William Stephen Shafer 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).

  • Reaming tool
    Patent number: 8734065
    Abstract: A reaming tool has a generally planar base with a base opening. A stand is coupled to the base and extends away from the base, the stand having at least one cross member. A guide opening extends through the cross member. An elongate reamer has a longitudinal axis, a first end and a second, opposing end. The reamer extends through the guide opening and the base opening, with the second end of the reamer being proximal to the base opening. A set of reaming flutes are formed in the reamer proximate its second end. The reamer is slidable and rotatable in the guide opening and the base opening, and the orientation of the longitudinal axis of the reamer with respect to the base and the stand is fixed by the guide opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd
    Inventor: William Stephen Shafer
  • REAMING TOOL
    Publication number: 20110188953
    Abstract: A reaming tool has a generally planar base with a base opening. A stand is coupled to the base and extends away from the base, the stand having at least one cross member. A guide opening extends through the cross member. An elongate reamer has a longitudinal axis, a first end and a second, opposing end. The reamer extends through the guide opening and the base opening, with the second end of the reamer being proximal to the base opening. A set of reaming flutes are formed in the reamer proximate its second end. The reamer is slidable and rotatable in the guide opening and the base opening, and the orientation of the longitudinal axis of the reamer with respect to the base and the stand is fixed by the guide opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: William Stephen Shafer