Patents by Inventor Garth W. Prince

Garth W. Prince 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: 7596872
    Abstract: Embodiments of an accessory attachment for a rotary power hand tool are disclosed wherein the hand tool is of the type which has a tool housing with a preferably cylindrical nose portion, a motor having a motor drive shaft with a mounting coupling extending forwardly from the nose portion for receiving a drive shaft, the attachment including a housing having a first end portion configured to be mounted to the tool housing nose portion and an input shaft for coupling to the motor drive shaft, and having an enlarged second end portion oriented at a right angle relative to the first end portion and also having an output shaft coupled to the input shaft at a preferably right angle relative thereto, a rotary cutting wheel mounted to the output shaft and substantially disposed within the enlarged second end portion, excepting an exposed portion of the rotary cutting wheel for engaging a work surface, and a removable cover configured to engage said enlarged second end portion to at least partially enclose said rotar
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: David A. Clarke, Garth W. Prince
  • Publication number: 20080022537
    Abstract: Embodiments of an accessory attachment for a rotary power hand tool are disclosed wherein the hand tool is of the type which has a tool housing with a preferably cylindrical nose portion, a motor having a motor drive shaft with a mounting coupling extending forwardly from the nose portion for receiving a drive shaft, the attachment including a housing having a first end portion configured to be mounted to the tool housing nose portion and an input shaft for coupling to the motor drive shaft, and having an enlarged second end portion oriented at a right angle relative to the first end portion and also having an output shaft coupled to the input shaft at a preferably right angle relative thereto, a rotary cutting wheel mounted to the output shaft and substantially disposed within the enlarged second end portion, excepting an exposed portion of the rotary cutting wheel for engaging a work surface, and a removable cover configured to engage said enlarged second end portion to at least partially enclose said rotar
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: David A. Clarke, Garth W. Prince
  • Patent number: 7310879
    Abstract: Embodiments of an accessory attachment for a rotary power hand tool are disclosed wherein the hand tool is of the type which has a tool housing with a preferably cylindrical nose portion, a motor having a motor drive shaft with a mounting coupling extending forwardly from the nose portion for receiving a drive shaft, the attachment comprising a housing having a first end portion configured to be mounted to the tool housing nose portion and an input shaft for coupling to the motor drive shaft, and having an enlarged second end portion oriented at a right angle relative to the first end portion and also having an output shaft coupled to the input shaft at a right angle relative thereto, a rotary cutting wheel mounted to the output shaft and substantially disposed within said enlarged second end portion, excepting an exposed portion of the rotary cutting wheel for engaging a work surface, an adjustable guide foot pivotally connected to the enlarged second end portion and having a front surface configured to abut
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: David A. Clarke, Garth W. Prince