Patents Examined by Laura M. Lee
  • Patent number: 10661467
    Abstract: A miter saw includes a base, a turntable rotatable in relation to the base and including a work piece support surface, a support assembly attached to the turntable, and a saw assembly attached to the support assembly and configured to cut a work piece supported on the turntable. A fence assembly includes an elongate fence body that extends along a first axis. The elongate fence body is supported by the base and positioned over the turntable. The fence body has a first connecting structure, and a fence insert defining an elongate work piece abutment surface and having a second connecting structure. The fence assembly is positionable in a first configuration and a second configuration. In the first configuration, the second connecting structure cooperates with the first connecting structure to secure the fence insert at a first position in relation to the fence body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignees: Robert Bosch Tool Corporation, Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Michael J. Lawlor, Juergen Wiker
  • Patent number: 10661365
    Abstract: A tool includes a housing, a blade receptacle within the housing configured to receive a removable saw blade having a lock engaging region, and a blade release actuator adjacent to the blade receptacle, the blade release actuator being rotatable about an axis associated therewith and configured to selectively move a lock member into the lock engaging region. The blade release actuator comprises a ramp on which the lock member rests. Rotation of the blade release actuator rotates the ramp under the lock member from a blade locked position where the lock member is pushed by the ramp into the lock engaging region of the removable saw blade to a blade release position where the ramp is rotated to create a gap between the lock engaging region and the blade release actuator such that the saw blade is removable from the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen Rowlay
  • Patent number: 10647014
    Abstract: An apparatus for cutting potato slices, the apparatus comprising an annular-shaped cutting head and a central impeller coaxially mounted for rotation within the cutting head for delivering potatoes radially outwardly toward the cutting head, a plurality of knives serially mounted annularly around the cutting head, and a plurality of orientation elements serially and annularly mounted within the impeller to define a plurality of cutting zones located around the impeller, each cutting zone being between adjacent orientation elements, wherein radially inner parts of adjacent orientation elements are separated in circumferential direction to define between adjacent orientation elements a throat for passage therethrough of a potato in a radially outward direction into the respective cutting zone toward the cutting head, wherein the throat has a width of from 70 to 140 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Frito-Lay Trading Company GmbH
    Inventors: Ahmed Nadim Khan, Neal Lingard
  • Patent number: 10647010
    Abstract: A hair cutting appliance (10), a blade set (20) for a hair cutting appliance (10). and to an integrally formed metal-plastic composite stationary blade (22) for said blade set (20) are described. The stationary blade (22) may include: a first wall portion (58) arranged to serve as a skin facing wall when in operation; a second wall portion (60) at least partially offset from the first wall portion (58), such that the first wall portion (58) and the second wall portion (60) define there between a guide slot (116) arranged to receive a movable cutter blade (24), at least one toothed leading edge (30) jointly formed by the first wall portion (58) and the second wall portion (60) and a plastic component (114) including at least one mounting element (36). The toothed leading edge (30) includes a plurality of teeth (90).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventor: Siegfried Sablatschan
  • Patent number: 10647486
    Abstract: A cap for a container is formed so that the cap has a top plate and a circular sidewall. Two opposite sides of the circular sidewall circularly connect to each other, one periphery of the circular sidewall connecting to one surface of the top plate forming a closed end, and another periphery of the circular sidewall at an opposite side of the closed end forms an opened end. Incision lines are in the circular sidewall. The incision lines form a ring member located at the opened end of the cap separated from a main body of the cap by a first incision line in between the opened end of the main body and the ring member. The ring member is connected to the main body by a plurality of connecting portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: This Cap, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Joseph Maguire
  • Patent number: 10639728
    Abstract: A separator disposing portion 15 is provided with a ball screw 22 and an arm 23. The arm 23 is a member which comes into contact with a holder 17 and a separator disk 18, thereby allowing them to move. The arm 23 is provided with a chuck portion 30 which is connected to a piston 29 and can be fitted to a chuck pedestal 27. The chuck portion 30 comes close to or moves away from an expansion/contraction shaft 16 in association with expansion and contraction of the piston 29. Further, the chuck portion 30 comes into contact with an outer circumference surface of the holder 17, a side surface of the holder 17 and a side surface of the separator disk 18 in association with movements of the piston 29 and a driving portion 26.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: JDC, inc.
    Inventors: Naoto Hashikawa, Takuro Hori
  • Patent number: 10638666
    Abstract: A transmission shaft assembly includes a connecting tube extended along a central axis, a transmission shaft being a rigid shaft made of metal material, which is extended along the central axis and disposed in the connecting tube, a first limiting element disposed on an end of the connecting tube and formed with a first hole allowing the transmission shaft to pass there through, a second limiting element disposed on the other end of the connecting tube and formed with a second hole allowing the transmission shaft to pass there through, and a bushing. The bushing includes a main body formed with a channel extended along the central axis and several projecting parts disposed on the periphery of the main body. The bushing is located in the connecting tube and disposed between the first limiting element and the second limiting element. The transmission shaft passes through the first hole, the channel, and the second hole successively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Huixing Fu
  • Patent number: 10625437
    Abstract: An attachable and extendable saw and methods for cutting an object on a work surface with the attachable and extendable saw are provided. The extendable saw can include a saw blade housing coupled to a main body by at least one extendable member, the saw blade housing at least partially covers a saw blade and the extendable member can be configured to move the saw blade housing and the saw blade between a retracted position and an extended position relative to the main body. The extendable saw can also include a motorized unit coupled to the saw blade and configured to rotate or provide other blade movement to the saw blade and a switchable device or unit disposed on the main body and having at least one contact surface that facilitates attachment of the extendable saw to the work surface, said contact surface being switchable between a magnetized or vacuum state and a non-magnetized state or non-vacuum state, respectively. Attachment of the saw blade to the attachable and extendable saw is provided for.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Mechanical & Electrical Concepts, Inc.
    Inventor: Willard D. Harris
  • Patent number: 10589365
    Abstract: An apparatus for cutting corrugated pipes to length includes a clamping device configured to act radially with respect to an axis so as to fix a corrugated pipe in a machining position. The apparatus also includes a cutting tool moveable into an active position against the corrugated pipe in the machining position and configured to bring about a separation by moving the cutting tool and corrugated pipe relative to one another. A stop device is configured to engage in a corrugation trough of the corrugated pipe wherein a spacing between the cutting tool and stop device is variable in the axial direction with respect to the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: ROTHENBERGER AG
    Inventors: Thoralf Krause, Arnd Greding
  • Patent number: 10583571
    Abstract: A power-assisted folding knife is provided, including a blade holder, a blade arranged in the blade holder, a handle rotatably connected to the blade holder, a locking mechanism for locking the blade holder in an unfolded position and/or a folded position and a power-assisting mechanism connected to the blade holder and the handle. The power-assisted folding knife uses an assisting mechanism for providing assisting power when unfolding a folding knife, so as to facilitate easier unfolding of the folding knife and to allow single hand operation. Through the locking mechanism, the blade holder can be locked in an unfolded position and/or a folded position to ensure safe use of the power-assisted folding knife.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignees: HANGZHOU GREAT STAR TOOLS CO., LTD, HANGZHOU GREAT STAR INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Weiyi Wang
  • Patent number: 10576561
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to the technical field of shields, and in particular, relates to a stage dedusting shield for a dust-free table saw, comprising: a shield assembly and a dust suction cover assembly; wherein the dust suction cover assembly is mounted between a follower board and a rear portion of a saw blade and is fixed by the follower board and a rear rocker arm. The dust suction cover assembly comprises a dust suction cover and a rear rocker arm sleeved onto the exterior of the dust suction cover, wherein the dust suction cover and the rear rocker arm are movably connected to a dust suction cover torsion spring via a dust suction cover rotary pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: YONGKANG CONGZHEN TOOLS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Mincan Yu, Hesheng Wu
  • Patent number: 10569444
    Abstract: A sleeve for attaching to a cylindrical platform of a die cutting machine. The sleeve includes a first elastic member and a second elastic member. The sleeve may be arranged in a cylindrical configuration by aligning a first abutting surface of the first elastic member to a second abutting surface of the second elastic member. The first elastic member and the second elastic member can be mounted on a cylindrical platform without the need for a locking mechanism to secure the sleeve onto the cylindrical platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Dicar, Inc.
    Inventors: Lance Joseph Allen, Stephen Kenneth Warll, Douglas Wayne Vaught
  • Patent number: 10569438
    Abstract: A spiral slicer for producing spiral-cut fruits and vegetables, includes a main body supporting a shaft operated by a crank handle. Rotation of the crank handle selectively moves a pusher, which attaches to a fruit or vegetable toward a set of julienne blades and a main slicing blade. The fruit or vegetable is cut by the julienne blades and then by the main blade, with the sliced portion passing through a gap positioned between the julienne blades and the main blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Progressive International Corporation
    Inventors: Justin Bagley, Jennifer K. Cotter
  • Patent number: 10562204
    Abstract: A die is configured for use with a punch capable of piercing and cutting a workpiece. The die includes a base wall having a perimeter, an outer surface and an inner surface, a depending wall extending from the perimeter, a passageway extending through the base wall, and a central axis extending through the passageway. The outer surface of the base wall is perpendicular to the central axis. The inner surface of the base wall has a first portion which is angled relative to the central axis at a first angle which is greater than 90 degrees, and a second portion which is angled relative to the central axis at a second angle which is greater than 90 degrees. The first and second angles are different. The first portion extends from the depending wall to the second portion. The second portion extends from the first portion to the passageway. The second portion engages the punch when the punch is fully inserted into the die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: GREENLEE TOOLS, INC.
    Inventor: William F. Nordlin
  • Patent number: 10549365
    Abstract: A portable saw assembly for use in making square cuts in metal structural components. The portable saw assembly includes a clamping system to hold a work piece in a fixed position with respect to the rotating saw blade and the saw blade is constrained for movement toward and away from the work piece along a specific prescribed path that assures that the saw blade will encounter and then cut the work piece at a right angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the work piece. Thus, the portable saw assembly can be located on site of the construction and yet can be readily and easily used to cut the structural component along a square cut to facilitate the assembly of the ultimate structure. The clamping system includes clamping inserts to accommodate different sizes and geometric shapes of work pieces while still assuring a square cut thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Inventors: Robert C. Schinder, II, Robert Schinder, III
  • Patent number: 10543542
    Abstract: A miter saw includes a base assembly, a bevel arm pivotably coupled to the base assembly, and a saw unit pivotably coupled to the bevel arm about a horizontal chop axis. The saw unit includes a saw blade rotatable about a blade axis and a motor having an output shaft inclined at an oblique included angle relative to the blade axis. The miter saw also includes a guide rail coupling the saw unit to the base assembly and a battery selectively electrically connectable with the motor to provide power to the motor. The bevel arm and saw unit are pivotable relative to the base assembly, from an orientation in which the saw blade is substantially vertical, in both a first direction about the bevel axis by a bevel angle of at least about 45 degrees and an opposite, second direction by a bevel angle of at least about 45 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: TTI (MACAO COMMERCIAL OFFSHORE) LIMITED
    Inventor: Michael Hart
  • Patent number: 10537951
    Abstract: A band saw blade may include a cutting edge defined by a number of teeth. Each tooth may include a tip, a rake face, a primary clearance surface defining a primary relief angle, a secondary clearance surface defining a secondary relief angle greater than the primary relief angle, a tertiary clearance surface defining a tertiary relief angle greater than the secondary relief angle, a first curvilinear protrusion formed between the secondary clearance surface and the tertiary clearance surface, a gullet surface, and a second curvilinear protrusion formed between the rake face and the gullet surface. The teeth may be spaced at varying pitch distances such that a difference between a minimum teeth per inch (TPI) based on a maximum pitch distance and a maximum TPI based on a minimum pitch distance is equal to or greater than 1, and may define a kerf width between 0.115 inches to 0.140 inches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventor: Matthew J. Hunter
  • Patent number: 10531609
    Abstract: An apparatus including a rotary head assembly, which is configured to allow replacement of at least one cutting member. The rotary head assembly includes at least one spring biased cutting member receptacle sized and configured to receive at least one cutting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Inventor: Orlando Jerez
  • Patent number: 10507522
    Abstract: A precast hole scab removing device is provided. The precast hole scab removing device is composed of a stand, floating columns, ejector pins, an air cylinder, clamp cylinders, supporting poles and the like. In use, a hole I and a hole II in a workpiece respectively match with a tapered part of a left floating column and a tapered part of a right floating column; by pressing down the workpiece, locating parts of the workpiece simultaneously match with the top end of a supporting pole I, the top end of a supporting pole II and the top end of a supporting pole III, a clamp cylinder I, a clamp cylinder II and a clamp cylinder III press the workpiece tightly, and at the moment, the workpiece is completely located; the air cylinder lifts down a lifting plate and the ejector pins through two guide pillars, the ejector pins are pressed into holes, in which scabs need to be removed, of the workpiece; and therefore, the scabs can be ejected out of the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: CITIC DICASTAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bowen Xue, Jiandong Guo
  • Patent number: 10502290
    Abstract: A drive for a hair trimmer include a transmission having a cam follower coupled to a drive lever by a bridge member, and a hinge having a mounting structure coupled to a first end of a plurality of webs, and a cross-bar coupled to a second end of the plurality of webs. A portion of the cross-bar encloses the bridge member to connect the transmission and the hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Andis Company
    Inventor: Steven J. Gilbert