Patents by Inventor Gregory Alan Menze

Gregory Alan Menze 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: 9387572
    Abstract: A clamp apparatus for connection to a miter saw includes a shaft and a carriage assembly. The carriage assembly is slidably coupled to the shaft. The carriage assembly includes a carriage body, a first camp assembly, and a second clamp assembly. The first clamp assembly is configured for movement relative to the carriage body between a first clamp position and a second clamp position. The first clamp assembly is further configured (i) to enable movement of the carriage body relative to the shaft when the first clamp assembly is in the first clamp position and (ii) to prevent movement of the carriage body relative to the shaft when the first clamp assembly is in the second clamp position. The second clamp assembly is configured for movement relative to the carriage body between a third camp position and a fourth clamp position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Gregory Alan Menze
  • Patent number: 8667877
    Abstract: A motorized saw in one embodiment includes a work support surface, a cutting blade supported above the work support surface and defining a cutting plane extending through a center portion of the cutting blade, a light source configured to generate a beam of light, a first reflector aligned with a first path in which a first portion of the beam of light travels and defining a first tracking line path along a first side of the cutting plane, the first reflector configured to move along and remain aligned with the first path, and a second reflector aligned with a second path in which a second portion of the beam of light travels and defining a second tracking line path along a second side of the cutting plane, the second reflector configured to move along and remain aligned with the second path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Plamen Marinov, Gregory Alan Menze
  • Publication number: 20130160629
    Abstract: A power saw arrangement includes a saw blade, a base, a table and a supplemental support. The base defines a support surface and includes first and second stops. The table is movably coupled to the base and rotates about a table axis. The handle extends from the table and is movable relative to the base between first and second positions. In the first and second positions, the handle engages the first and second stops, respectively. A handle space is defined by movement of the handle between the first and second stops. The supplemental support does not provide the first or second stop. The supplemental support is movably coupled to the base and is moveable between extended and retracted positions. In the extended and retracted positions, the supplemental support is positioned within and without the handle space, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicants: Robert Bosch GmbH, Robert Bosch Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Jason Feldner, John Ronn, Gregory Alan Menze
  • Publication number: 20130055872
    Abstract: A clamp apparatus for connection to a miter saw includes a shaft and a carriage assembly. The shaft is configured for connection to the miter saw. The carriage assembly is slidably coupled to the shaft. The carriage assembly includes a carriage body, a first clamp assembly, and a second clamp assembly. The first clamp assembly is configured for movement relative to the carriage body between a first clamp position and a second clamp position. The first clamp assembly is further configured (i) to enable movement of the carriage body relative to the shaft when the first clamp assembly is in the first clamp position and (ii) to prevent movement of the carriage body relative to the shaft when the first clamp assembly is in the second clamp position. The second clamp assembly is configured for movement relative to the carriage body between a third clamp position and a fourth clamp position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicants: Robert Bosch GmbH, Robert Bosch Tool Corporation
    Inventor: Gregory Alan Menze
  • Publication number: 20120097004
    Abstract: A motorized saw in one embodiment includes a work support surface, a cutting blade supported above the work support surface and defining a cutting plane extending through a center portion of the cutting blade, a light source configured to generate a beam of light, a first reflector aligned with a first path in which a first portion of the beam of light travels and defining a first tracking line path along a first side of the cutting plane, the first reflector configured to move along and remain aligned with the first path, and a second reflector aligned with a second path in which a second portion of the beam of light travels and defining a second tracking line path along a second side of the cutting plane, the second reflector configured to move along and remain aligned with the second path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicants: Robert Bosch GmbH, Robert Bosch Tool Corporation
    Inventors: Plamen Valentinov Marinov, Gregory Alan Menze