Patents by Inventor Elaine M. Magewick

Elaine M. Magewick 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: 4224738
    Abstract: To precisely scratch a sheet of glass and then tap it to sever it into two separate pieces of glass while maintaining perpendicularity of the glass cutter handle to the glass surface, without twisting the wrist or arm while applying downward pressure, the rigid handle of this glass cutter approximately midway between the cutting wheel and the upper servering hammer portion is provided with a rigid widened portion through which the user's index finger is inserted during the application by it of downward pressure for scratching the glass. This apertured rigid widened portion is then grasped by the fingers to assist and precisely guide the cutter handle while tapping the scratched glass with the hammer head to separate the glass portions on opposite sides of the scratch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1980
    Inventors: Aloysius F. Magewick, Elaine M. Magewick