Patents by Inventor Jerry W. Ford

Jerry W. Ford 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: 7594459
    Abstract: A sawing apparatus and a saw fence. The saw apparatus may include a work surface. The saw may include a rail system disposed along the edges of the work surface, for the attachment of accessories thereto. The saw may be provided with workpiece guide adapted to be attached to the rail system for guiding workpieces during the operation of the saw. The workpiece guide may also be provided with an infeed extension that rides on the rail system and is capable of supporting workpieces during the operation of the saw. The infeed extension may be adjustable relative to the work surface of the saw. The saw may further be provided with a debris collection system for the collection of debris produced by the cutting operations of the saw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Delta International Machinery Corp.
    Inventors: David Miller, Robert D. Donovan, Delwyn N. Pounders, Jerry W. Ford
  • Patent number: 7584699
    Abstract: A method of printing a repeating pattern on a web of an extensible material by providing a web of an extensible material, determining an adjusted print repeat length profile for a repeating pattern to be printed on the web of material; and printing a repeating pattern on a surface of the extensible material, the repeating pattern comprising printed indicia which is repeated along the length of the web, such that the print repeat length of the printed indicia varies along the length of the web in accordance with the adjusted print repeat length profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Clopay Plastic Products Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Jerry W. Ford
  • Patent number: 5785293
    Abstract: A machinery base for supporting woodworking, metalworking and other machinery and which may be configured to a predetermined shape and dimensions by providing beam members of a predetermined length to connect individual corner brackets that define the corners of the machinery base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: Delta International Machinery Corp.
    Inventors: Jerry W. Ford, Delwyn N. Pounders, Kim D. Stanford
  • Patent number: 5096365
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for lifting, inverting, and stacking trailer chassis has a pair of support arms engageable with arms of a forklift vehicle and a frame pivotally mounted on outer ends of the support arms. The frame is mounted by engagement of pivot pins on the arm ends with apertures in side members of the frame, the apertures being located inwardly from the center of the length of the side members. This off-center placement of the axis of rotation of the frame enables it to be rotated when the forklift arms are raised without requiring power other than normal forklift lifting power. Clamps including a fixed L-shaped bracket and a cooperating slideable bracket are provided on the underside of the frame for engaging chassis beams of a trailer. A locking pin for securing the frame in a position generally coplanar with the support arms is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1992
    Assignee: Shoals American Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Jerry W. Ford
  • Patent number: D426083
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Delta International Machinery Corp.
    Inventors: Robert D. Donovan, Delwyn N. Pounders, Jerry W. Ford