Patents by Inventor Brent A. Erickson

Brent A. Erickson 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: 9687884
    Abstract: A cleaning tool scraps away undesirable slag which has accumulated on opposite sides of the slat of a worktable. The cleaning tool has a pair of cleaning assemblies each comprising a scraping tool. The scraping tools are positioned on opposite sides of a slat for simultaneously cleaning of the two sides of the slat. A single motor rotates both of the scraping tools. A biasing member retains the two scraping tools in close proximity to the slat as it is claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Slatpro LLC
    Inventors: Eric J. Chalmers, David J. Fox, Brent A. Erickson
  • Publication number: 20160136695
    Abstract: A cleaning tool scraps away undesirable slag which has accumulated on opposite sides of the slat of a worktable. The cleaning tool has a pair of cleaning assemblies each comprising a scraping tool. The scraping tools are positioned on opposite sides of a slat for simultaneously cleaning of the two sides of the slat. A single motor rotates both of the scraping tools. A biasing member retains the two scraping tools in close proximity to the slat as it is claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Eric J. Chalmers, David J. Fox, Brent A. Erickson
  • Patent number: 9266199
    Abstract: Improved slats for cutting tables are provided by forming from steel elongate receiver plates having a plurality of receiver slats and forming from copper a plurality of insert members. The insert members each have an interlocking section and a tip section. The interlocking sections of the insert members are mated and pressed into the receiver slots so the tip sections extend above the top of the receiver plates and are able to support a work piece above and away from the receiver plates during a cutting operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: FEDTECH, INC.
    Inventors: Dave J. Fox, Brent A. Erickson
  • Publication number: 20140191459
    Abstract: Improved slats for cutting tables are provided by forming from steel elongate receiver plates having a plurality of receiver slats and forming from copper a plurality of insert members. The insert members each have an interlocking section and a tip section. The interlocking sections of the insert members are mated and pressed into the receiver slots so the tip sections extend above the top of the receiver plates and are able to support a work piece above and away from the receiver plates during a cutting operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: FEDTECH, INC.
    Inventors: Dave J. Fox, Brent A. Erickson