Patents by Inventor Donald Strong

Donald Strong 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: 5109742
    Abstract: An attachment for a miter gage used on a table saw. The attachment includes two linear fences arranged at right angles to each other on a table surface. One of the fences is formed by an elongated channel member having a bottom wall, two side walls, and two inturned flanges. A manually-operable locking mechanism is mounted on and within the channel member to clamp the member in selected positions of adjustment at right angles to the other fence member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1992
    Inventor: Donald Strong
  • Patent number: 4741387
    Abstract: An attachment for a miter gauge of the type having an arm slideably moveable in the slot of a work table so that a wooden workpiece is moved into engagement with a table saw blade. The attachment includes a fence that is connected to the miter gauge body, and a stop member that is attached at a selected position along the length of the knee. The fence has a slot which receives the head of a threaded fastener. The other end of the fastener is connected to a cam mounted within the stop member in such a manner that the user can lock the stop member at a selected position along the fence by turning a knob attached to the cam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1988
    Inventor: Donald Strong
  • Patent number: 4454793
    Abstract: An attachment for a miter gauge of the type having an arm slidably movable in the slot of a work table so that a wooden workpiece is moved into engagement with a table saw blade depending upon the angle of the arm with respect to the miter gauge body. The attachment is mounted on the miter gauge in such a manner that two workpieces one with a taper cut and the other with a miter cut can be successively cut and then joined along their bias edges to form a ninety degree joint, without readjusting the miter gauge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1982
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1984
    Inventor: Donald Strong
  • Patent number: 4163465
    Abstract: A router is mounted on the back of a support plate which can be raised or lowered to a precise adjusted position with respect to a base plate such that a dovetail cutting tool cuts precision dovetail joints in wooden workpieces. Other cutting tools can be employed for rabbeting, mortising, as well as for cutting square and round tenons to produce close fitting wooden joints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1979
    Inventor: Donald Strong