Patents by Inventor Gary R. Compton

Gary R. Compton 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: 4993465
    Abstract: Workpieces with alternating contour mating surfaces are produced by a routing tool comprising a working portion having an axis and an outer contour shaped so that in an axial cross-section of the working portion the outer contour includes a plurality of straight lines arranged in a consecutive order and each extending in a direction substantially along the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1991
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Lawrence M. Cotton, Gary R. Compton
  • Patent number: 4827996
    Abstract: A power tool for trimming laminate having a motor, a motor housing, interchangeable bases, and a clamping ring. The motor housing has a lower portion having a smaller diameter than that of the rest of the housing. The clamping ring extends from and over the base and clamps around the lower portion of the motor housing. The interchangeable bases are formed as a trim router, laminate trimmer, offset trimmer, and tilt base trimmer, all of which clamp onto the lower portion of the motor housing so that the same motor can be used with any of the bases. The motor housing is also rotatable relative to the base into any one of a plurality of relative angular positions without affecting depth of cut of a bit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1989
    Assignee: Robert Bosch Power Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence M. Cotton, John C. Derler, Gary R. Compton