Patents by Inventor Gregory K. Smoot

Gregory K. Smoot 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).

  • Device and method for cutting quarry stone
    Patent number: 10526891
    Abstract: A device for cutting a block of stone that includes a support bar including a monolithic metallic plate. The device also includes a wear bar that is secured to the monolithic metallic plate and has a longitudinal slot, and a cutting belt positioned in the longitudinal slot of the wear bar and including a cutting surface to cut the stone. A method of cutting the stone is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Diamond Stone Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Bryce Bennett, Gregory K. Smoot
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CUTTING QUARRY STONE
    Publication number: 20190301282
    Abstract: A device for cutting a block of stone that includes a support bar including a monolithic metallic plate. The device also includes a wear bar that is secured to the monolithic metallic plate and has a longitudinal slot, and a cutting belt positioned in the longitudinal slot of the wear bar and including a cutting surface to cut the stone. A method of cutting the stone is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Bryce Bennett, Gregory K. Smoot
  • Device and method for cutting a stone block
    Patent number: 9796114
    Abstract: A device for cutting a block of stone that includes a support bar including a monolithic metallic plate, and a number of fluid ports attached to the plate. The device also includes a wear bar that is secured to the monolithic metallic plate and a lower longitudinal slot, and a cutting belt positioned in the lower longitudinal slot of the wear bar and including a downward-facing cutting surface to cut the block of stone. A method of cutting the stone block is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: DIAMOND STONE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Bryce Bennett, Gregory K. Smoot
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CUTTING A STONE BLOCK
    Publication number: 20150053196
    Abstract: A device for cutting a block of stone that includes a support bar including a monolithic metallic plate, and a number of fluid ports attached to the plate. The device also includes a wear bar that is secured to the monolithic metallic plate and a lower longitudinal slot, and a cutting belt positioned in the lower longitudinal slot of the wear bar and including a downward-facing cutting surface to cut the block of stone. A method of cutting the stone block is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Bryce Bennett, Gregory K. Smoot