Patents by Inventor Andrew E. Engel

Andrew E. Engel 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).

  • Publication number: 20250235940
    Abstract: Power saws and features for power saws are disclosed. Various features are particularly relevant to jobsite or benchtop table saws. Such features include a frame or support structure with panels and shaped or bent tubes, a trunnion formed from a shaped tube, a tilt mechanism, an elevation mechanism, a retraction mechanism, an arbor block retention mechanism, an insert, a fence, dust collection, shrouding, and a fence stop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2025
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Applicant: SawStop Holding LLC
    Inventors: John R. Emoto-Tisdale, Andrew E. Engel, J. David Fulmer, Stephen F. Gass, Curt M. Kemper, Paul H. Stasiewicz, Benjamin J. Stockwell, Brian M. Unger
  • Patent number: 12275074
    Abstract: A table saw with an elevation mechanism to raise or lower a blade is disclosed. The elevation mechanism includes a handwheel operatively connected to one end of a rotatable shaft and a universal joint assembly connected to another end of the rotatable shaft. The universal joint assembly can include a driving yoke, a coupling yoke, and a driven yoke. The universal joint is mounted to a threaded shaft that turns to raise or lower the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: SawStop Holding LLC
    Inventors: John R. Emoto-Tisdale, Andrew E. Engel, J. David Fulmer, Stephen F. Gass, Curt M. Kemper, Paul H. Stasiewicz, Benjamin J. Stockwell, Brian M. Unger
  • Publication number: 20240300040
    Abstract: Power saws and features for power saws are disclosed. Various features are particularly relevant to jobsite or benchtop table saws. Such features include a frame or support structure with panels and shaped or bent tubes, a trunnion formed from a shaped tube, a tilt mechanism, an elevation mechanism, a retraction mechanism, an arbor block retention mechanism, an insert, a fence, dust collection, shrouding, and a fence stop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: SawStop Holding LLC
    Inventors: John R. Emoto-Tisdale, Andrew E. Engel, J. David Fulmer, Stepen F. Gass, Curt M. Kemper, Paul H. Stasiewicz, Benjamin J. Stockwell, Brian M. Unger