Patents by Inventor Dane Laitinen

Dane Laitinen 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: 20230106037
    Abstract: A cart for carrying a cut-off saw having a saw blade. The cart includes a frame with upper and lower portions, a wheel arm pivotably coupled to the lower portion about a first axis, and a rear wheel assembly coaxial with the first axis and coupled to the frame and the wheel arm. The cart includes a front wheel coupled to an end of the wheel arm opposite the rear wheel assembly, an adjustment lever pivotably coupled to the upper portion about a second axis, and a link having a first end pivotably coupled to the adjustment lever and spaced from the second axis, and a second end pivotably coupled to the wheel arm between the first axis and the front wheel. Pivoting the adjustment lever about the second axis pivots the wheel arm about the first axis to adjust a vertical position of the front wheel relative to the upper portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Terry L. Timmons, Dane Laitinen, Mitchell Carlson, Bradley S. Helm, Paul W. Eiche
  • Patent number: 11548186
    Abstract: A cart for carrying a cut-off saw having a saw blade. The cart includes a frame with upper and lower portions, a wheel arm pivotably coupled to the lower portion about a first axis, and a rear wheel assembly coaxial with the first axis and coupled to the frame and the wheel arm. The cart includes a front wheel coupled to an end of the wheel arm opposite the rear wheel assembly, an adjustment lever pivotably coupled to the upper portion about a second axis, and a link having a first end pivotably coupled to the adjustment lever and spaced from the second axis, and a second end pivotably coupled to the wheel arm between the first axis and the front wheel. Pivoting the adjustment lever about the second axis pivots the wheel arm about the first axis to adjust a vertical position of the front wheel relative to the upper portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Terry L. Timmons, Dane Laitinen, Mitchell Carlson, Bradley S. Helm, Paul W. Eiche
  • Publication number: 20220154534
    Abstract: A core drill assembly includes a core drill and a stand upon which the core drill is mounted. The stand includes a base supportable upon a mounting surface, a mast defining a longitudinal axis and extending upward from the base, a carriage moveably coupled to the mast and configured to support the core drill thereon, and at least one leg pivotably coupled to the base between a deployed position, in which the leg extends away from the base, and a stowed position, in which the leg is at least partially recessed within the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Schmitz, Terry L. Timmons, Karly M. Schober, Dane Laitinen, Andrew Medeiros-Nicholson, Paul W. Eiche, Casey A. Ketterhagen, Sara Burch, Guo Qian QIN
  • Publication number: 20210213548
    Abstract: A blade clamp is configured for use with a power tool having a reciprocating spindle. The blade clamp includes a cover assembly rotatably coupled to the spindle, and a detent received within a first bore of the spindle. The detent is movable in a radial direction relative to a longitudinal axis of the spindle by engagement with the cover assembly to adjust the blade clamp between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration. The blade clamp further includes a sleeve in which the detent is slidably received. The sleeve is at least partially positioned within the first bore. A plunger is positioned within a second bore of the spindle. The second bore extends along a longitudinal axis that is parallel with the longitudinal axis of the spindle. The second bore is contiguous with a blade slot of the spindle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Carmen J. Castanos, Beth E. Cholst, Dane Laitinen
  • Publication number: 20200023553
    Abstract: A cart for carrying a cut-off saw having a saw blade. The cart includes a frame with upper and lower portions, a wheel arm pivotably coupled to the lower portion about a first axis, and a rear wheel assembly coaxial with the first axis and coupled to the frame and the wheel arm. The cart includes a front wheel coupled to an end of the wheel arm opposite the rear wheel assembly, an adjustment lever pivotably coupled to the upper portion about a second axis, and a link having a first end pivotably coupled to the adjustment lever and spaced from the second axis, and a second end pivotably coupled to the wheel arm between the first axis and the front wheel. Pivoting the adjustment lever about the second axis pivots the wheel arm about the first axis to adjust a vertical position of the front wheel relative to the upper portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Terry L. Timmons, Dane Laitinen, Mitchell Carlson, Bradley S. Helm, Paul W. Eiche