Patents by Inventor Derek Clark

Derek Clark 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: 11235402
    Abstract: Saw blades and methods of machining saw blade tooth profiles of saw blades. The saw blades include a blade body and a plurality of teeth defined by the blade body. Each tooth includes a tooth back, a tooth tip, a tooth face, and a tooth gullet. In at least one tooth, a relief region extends toward the tooth back and separates the tooth face from the tooth gullet. The methods include supporting the saw blade with a blade support structure and advancing the saw blade with a blade advance structure. The methods also include dry-machining a finished tooth profile in a working portion of the saw blade in a single pass. The dry-machining includes dry-machining with an end mill by operatively translating the end mill relative to the saw blade and within a plane that is at least substantially perpendicular to an end mill rotational axis of the end mill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Simonds International L.L.C.
    Inventors: Derek Clark, Clifton Koski, II, Larry McMaster
  • Publication number: 20180229318
    Abstract: Saw blades and methods of machining saw blade tooth profiles of saw blades. The saw blades include a blade body and a plurality of teeth defined by the blade body. Each tooth includes a tooth back, a tooth tip, a tooth face, and a tooth gullet. In at least one tooth, a relief region extends toward the tooth back and separates the tooth face from the tooth gullet. The methods include supporting the saw blade with a blade support structure and advancing the saw blade with a blade advance structure. The methods also include dry-machining a finished tooth profile in a working portion of the saw blade in a single pass. The dry-machining includes dry-machining with an end mill by operatively translating the end mill relative to the saw blade and within a plane that is at least substantially perpendicular to an end mill rotational axis of the end mill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Derek Clark, Clifton Koski, II, Larry McMaster
  • Patent number: 10035204
    Abstract: A circular saw blade indexing assembly includes a base and a circular saw blade mounting assembly connected to the base and having a saw hub configured to support a circular saw blade. The circular saw blade indexing assembly includes an indexing mechanism connected to the base and having a feed finger disposed at a radial distance from the saw hub, the feed finger configured to rotate the circular saw blade about the saw hub between a first arc position and a second arc position. The circular saw blade indexing assembly includes a radius adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a relative longitudinal position between the saw hub of the circular saw blade mounting assembly and the feed finger of the indexing mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Simonds International, LLC
    Inventors: David Gilman, Jeremiah Gilbert, Marc Elkins, Derek Clark, Larry McMaster
  • Patent number: 9975192
    Abstract: Systems and methods for milling saw blade tooth profiles and saw blades with milled tooth profiles are disclosed herein. The systems include blade milling systems that include a milling head, a blade support structure, a blade advance structure, and a control system. The methods include supporting a saw blade, advancing the saw blade, and machining a finished tooth profile in a working portion of the saw blade with an end mill. In some embodiments, the machining may include operatively translating the end mill relative to the saw blade with a milling head and within a plane that is at least substantially perpendicular to an end mill rotational axis. In some embodiments, the machining may include dry-machining the finished tooth profile in the working portion of the saw blade in a single pass. The saw blades include a plurality of teeth and may include at least one relief region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Simonds International L.L.C.
    Inventors: Derek Clark, Clifton Koski, II, Larry McMaster
  • Publication number: 20180056415
    Abstract: Systems and methods for milling saw blade tooth profiles and saw blades with milled tooth profiles are disclosed herein. The systems include blade milling systems that include a milling head, a blade support structure, a blade advance structure, and a control system. The methods include supporting a saw blade, advancing the saw blade, and machining a finished tooth profile in a working portion of the saw blade with an end mill. In some embodiments, the machining may include operatively translating the end mill relative to the saw blade with a milling head and within a plane that is at least substantially perpendicular to an end mill rotational axis. In some embodiments, the machining may include dry-machining the finished tooth profile in the working portion of the saw blade in a single pass. The saw blades include a plurality of teeth and may include at least one relief region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Derek Clark, Clifton Koski, II, Larry McMaster
  • Publication number: 20160346852
    Abstract: A circular saw blade indexing assembly includes a base and a circular saw blade mounting assembly connected to the base and having a saw hub configured to support a circular saw blade. The circular saw blade indexing assembly includes an indexing mechanism connected to the base and having a feed finger disposed at a radial distance from the saw hub, the feed finger configured to rotate the circular saw blade about the saw hub between a first arc position and a second arc position. The circular saw blade indexing assembly includes a radius adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a relative longitudinal position between the saw hub of the circular saw blade mounting assembly and the feed finger of the indexing mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: Simonds International LLC
    Inventors: David Gilman, Jeremiah Gilbert, Marc Elkins, Derek Clark, Larry McMaster
  • Publication number: 20090203460
    Abstract: A putting training system is described which includes a modified putter head and may include a modified golf ball. The putter head includes sensor prongs which project from the putter head face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventor: Derek Clark
  • Publication number: 20080319950
    Abstract: A website development system and an optimizing sub-system is capable of instructing a user on measures to customize a website in order to increase visibility of the website to website search engines. The optimizing sub-system analyzes content provided by the user, or otherwise generated for the user, and notifies the user if the system is optimized or needs additional optimization. The website development system may be capable of generating content, such as text and images, which may be optimized for search engine visibility, such as appropriate length of text paragraphs, keyword usage, keyword density, and other optimization protocols. The website development system may provide an interactive system for a user to develop a website that encourages the user to complete the steps in the development process. The website development system is able to organize content in a list of component parts. Each component part is a building block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: Rivergy, Inc.
    Inventors: Ricardo Lasa, Matt Munday, Derek Clark
  • Publication number: 20080008707
    Abstract: The invention provides peptide antagonists, such as synthetic collagen peptides. The invention provides antibody antagonists, or functional fragments thereof, that preferentially bind to denatured extracellular matrix components. It additionally provides methods for using the antagonists for inhibiting angiogenesis, tumor metastasis, and other tumor developmental processes, including cell migration, cell adhesion, cell proliferation, and tumor growth and for treating angiogenesis-dependent conditions or collagen-dependent conditions. The application also provides for use of the antagonists as a vaccine for inducing an immune response, immune focusing and induction of antibody responses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicant: Cell-Matrix, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Freimark, Dennis Van Epps, Derek Clark
  • Publication number: 20070016577
    Abstract: A website development system and an optimizing sub-system is capable of instructing a user on measures to customize a website in order to increase visibility of the website to website search engines. The optimizing sub-system analyzes content provided by the user, or otherwise generated for the user, and notifies the user if the system is optimized or needs additional optimization. The website development system may be capable of generating content, such as text and images, which may be optimized for search engine visibility, such as appropriate length of text paragraphs, keyword usage, keyword density, and other optimization protocols. The website development system may provide an interactive system for a user to develop a website that encourages the user to complete the steps in the development process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: Rivergy, Inc.
    Inventors: Ricardo Lasa, Matt Munday, Derek Clark
  • Patent number: 6386217
    Abstract: An assistive device for persons with an injured or disabled leg includes a main body comprising a crutch to which is pivotally attached a supporting structure. To assist the person in walking, the device can be used as crutch in the known manner, and the supporting structure is maintained in the same plane as the crutch. When the person wishes to be seated, one end of the device is placed on the seat adjacent the person and the supporting structure of the device is pivoted out of the plane of the crutch to provide a support for the opposite end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: McMaster University
    Inventors: Barbara Cooper, Derek Clark, John Campa, Antonio Bellusci
  • Patent number: 4704440
    Abstract: Water treatment, e.g. antiscaling, polymer compositions are marked or labelled with activated groups which are attached to the polymer chain backbone by carbon-carbon bonds. These activated groups are subjected to color forming reactions, e.g. by reaction with a diazonium aromatic compound, thus enabling the polymers to be detected at very low concentrations in water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1987
    Assignee: Bevaloid Limited
    Inventors: John Goulding, Derek Clark