Patents by Inventor Benjamin R. Vander Loop

Benjamin R. Vander Loop 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).

  • Cutting tool
    Patent number: 10486248
    Abstract: A cutting tool according to some embodiments of the disclosure includes a stationary handle and a movable handle pivotally attached thereto, a blade receiving gear mounted on the stationary handle, a blade removably mounted to the blade receiving gear, and a spring-loaded slide plate mounted to the blade receiving gear for holding the blade in the blade receiving gear. The blade seats within a notch of the blade receiving gear and the slide plate engages with a notch in the blade. The slide plate can be removed without the use of tools from engagement with the blade to allow user to easily remove the blade from the cutting tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Greenlee Tools, Inc.
    Inventors: William Frederick Nordlin, Benjamin R. Vander Loop
  • CUTTING TOOL
    Publication number: 20180354044
    Abstract: A cutting tool according to some embodiments of the disclosure includes a stationary handle and a movable handle pivotally attached thereto, a blade receiving gear mounted on the stationary handle, a blade removably mounted to the blade receiving gear, and a spring-loaded slide plate mounted to the blade receiving gear for holding the blade in the blade receiving gear. The blade seats within a notch of the blade receiving gear and the slide plate engages with a notch in the blade. The slide plate can be removed without the use of tools from engagement with the blade to allow user to easily remove the blade from the cutting tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: William Frederick Nordlin, Benjamin R. Vander Loop