Patents by Inventor Christopher R. Fontana

Christopher R. Fontana 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).

  • Drilling tool and apparatus
    Patent number: 9732560
    Abstract: A drilling apparatus including a rotary cutting tool having a proximal end and a distal end and further defining a rotary axis generally extending between the proximal and distal ends. The rotary cutting tool includes a proximally directed face located between the proximal and distal ends that face mainly in a proximal direction. The rotary cutting tool also includes an angled mounting face that extends between the proximally directed face and the proximal end. The angled mounting face is angled relative to the proximally directed face and the rotary axis where one of a mounting aperture and a mounting protrusion are provided at the proximally directed face. The one of the mounting aperture and the mounting protrusion have a mounting depth that extends generally in the direction of the rotary axis. The distal end includes a feature that is configured for at least one of cutting and grinding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Christopher R. Fontana, Keith Allen Hoelting, Randy R. Runquist
  • DRILLING TOOL AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20150060148
    Abstract: A drilling apparatus including a rotary cutting tool having a proximal end and a distal end and further defining a rotary axis generally extending between the proximal and distal ends. The rotary cutting tool includes a proximally directed face located between the proximal and distal ends that face mainly in a proximal direction. The rotary cutting tool also includes an angled mounting face that extends between the proximally directed face and the proximal end. The angled mounting face is angled relative to the proximally directed face and the rotary axis where one of a mounting aperture and a mounting protrusion are provided at the proximally directed face. The one of the mounting aperture and the mounting protrusion have a mounting depth that extends generally in the direction of the rotary axis. The distal end includes a feature that is configured for at least one of cutting and grinding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher R. Fontana, Keith Allen Hoelting, Randy R. Runquist