Patents by Inventor James Christopher Fox

James Christopher Fox 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: 9775286
    Abstract: A disk for vertically cutting grass surfaces, the disk includes a center plate mountable to a shaft and a plurality of teeth extending from a circumferential edge of the center plate. Each tooth comprises a base extending from the circumferential edge of the center plate and at least one blade extending from the base at an offset angle. Each blade includes a neck extending from the base at the offset angle, and a tip extending radially outward from the neck relative to a center plane of the center plate such that the tip is offset from the center plane. The tip also extends from the neck at a yaw angle relative to the center plane such that when the disk is rotated about a rotational axis of the shaft a leading edge of the tip rotates in a different rotational plane than a trailing edge of the tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Ramya Mahalingam, Robert James Pilon, Jr., James Christopher Fox
  • Publication number: 20160113197
    Abstract: A disk for vertically cutting grass surfaces is provided. The disk includes a center plate mountable to a shaft and a plurality of teeth extending from a circumferential edge of the center plate. Each tooth comprises a base extending from the circumferential edge of the center plate and at least one blade extending from the base at an offset angle. Each blade includes a neck extending from the base at the offset angle, and a tip extending radially outward from the neck relative to a center plane of the center plate such that the tip is offset from the center plane. The tip also extends from the neck at a yaw angle relative to the center plane such that when the disk is rotated about a rotational axis of the shaft a leading edge of the tip rotates in a different rotational plane than a trailing edge of the tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Ramya Mahalingham, Robert James Pilon, JR., James Christopher Fox