Patents by Inventor James J. Metzger, Jr.

James J. Metzger, Jr. 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).

  • Electronically controlled power saw
    Patent number: 4641557
    Abstract: A power saw includes a motor for driving a saw blade or the like around its rotational axis to cut a workpiece. The position of the rotational axis with respect to a reference position is sensed and a manually operated keyboard is provided for entering a desired change in the position of the rotational axis. Positioning motors are provided along with circuitry which is responsive to the entering of a desired change in the position of the rotational axis of the saw blade for moving the axis correspondingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1987
    Assignee: Emerson Electric Co.
    Inventors: Robert E. Steiner, Karmen D. Cox, Daniel A. Terpstra, James J. Metzger, Jr., Steven H. Plume