Patents by Inventor John Curtsinger

John Curtsinger 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: 7487872
    Abstract: A protective cover for use on one or more saw blades. An insert can be positioned on the saw blade(s). The cover is formed from a heat shrinking material that is shrunk around the saw blade(s) to provide a thin close fitting cover that protects teeth on the saw blade(s). A tag can be attached to the cover and/or saw blade(s) and/or an insert. The tag has a security device disposed thereon. The tag can be used to hang the saw blade(s) from a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: John Curtsinger, Daniel G. Findle, Leonard R. Baublitz
  • Publication number: 20080022832
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a saw blade includes a plurality of edge portions and a plurality of cutting portions. The edge portions each include a gullet. The gullet extends constantly radially outwardly from a central portion of the edge portions to the cutting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventor: John Curtsinger
  • Publication number: 20070095688
    Abstract: A protective cover for use on one or more saw blades. An insert can be positioned on the saw blade(s). The cover is formed from a heat shrinking material that is shrunk around the saw blade(s) to provide a thin close fitting cover that protects teeth on the saw blade(s). A tag can be attached to the cover and/or saw blade(s) and/or an insert. The tag has a security device disposed thereon. The tag can be used to hang the saw blade(s) from a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: John Curtsinger, Daniel Findle, Leonard Baublitz
  • Patent number: 7155880
    Abstract: A protective cover for use on one or more saw blades. An insert can be positioned on the saw blade(s). The cover is formed from a heat shrinking material that is shrunk around the saw blade(s) to provide a thin close fitting cover that protects teeth on the saw blade(s). A tag can be attached to the cover and/or saw blade(s) and/or an insert. The tag has a security device disposed thereon. The tag can be used to hang the saw blade(s) from a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: John Curtsinger, Daniel G Findle, Leonard R Baublitz
  • Publication number: 20060283436
    Abstract: An improved circular saw blade designed for cutting fiber cement workpieces, which are becoming more and more prevalent on the construction site, includes a PCD/carbide tip mounted in the rim of a saw blade at six, rather than the usual four locations, equally spaced around the blade. The tips are mounted adjacent a relatively large-diameter, semi-circular gullet, which itself is preceded by a chip and dust minimizer. The minimizer includes several alternating hills and valleys formed in the rim of the saw blade, each hill and valley having the same radius, producing a sinuous array essentially centered on the rim of the blade. It has been discovered that such a dust and chip minimizer reduces the level of dust and chips produced by the blade and clears the same from the kerf generated in the blade-workpiece interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Stephen Dassoulas, John Curtsinger, Stefan Nock, Dean Edwards, Michael Lindberg, Laura Lindberg, Steve McClaskey
  • Publication number: 20060027474
    Abstract: A protective cover for use on one or more saw blades. An insert can be positioned on the saw blade(s). The cover is formed from a heat shrinking material that is shrunk around the saw blade(s) to provide a thin close fitting cover that protects teeth on the saw blade(s). A tag can be attached to the cover and/or saw blade(s) and/or an insert. The tag has a security device disposed thereon. The tag can be used to hang the saw blade(s) from a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Applicant: Black and Decker Inc
    Inventors: John Curtsinger, Daniel Findle, Leonard Baublitz
  • Patent number: 6994307
    Abstract: A protective cover for use on one or more saw blades. The cover is formed from a heat shrinking material that is shrunk on the saw blade(s) to provide a thin close fitting cover that protects teeth on the saw blade(s). A tag can be attached to the cover and/or saw blade(s). The tag has a security device that is spaced from the saw blade(s) to prevent interference. The tag can be used to hang the saw blade(s) from a display device. An insert card having indicia thereon can be positioned on the saw blade(s) to convey information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: John Curtsinger, Daniel G. Findle, Leonard R. Baublitz
  • Patent number: 6988348
    Abstract: A protective cover for use on one or more saw blades. The cover is formed from a heat shrinking material that is shrunk on the saw blade(s) to provide a thin close fitting cover that protects teeth on the saw blade(s). A tag can be attached to the cover and/or saw blade(s). The tag has a security device that is spaced from the saw blade(s) to prevent interference. The tag can be used to hang the saw blade(s) from a display device. An insert card having indicia thereon can be positioned on the saw blade(s) to convey information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: John Curtsinger, Daniel G. Findle, Leonard R. Baublitz
  • Patent number: 6910575
    Abstract: A protective cover for use on one or more saw blades. The cover is formed from a heat shrinking material that is shrunk on the saw blade(s) to provide a thin close fitting cover that protects teeth on the saw blade(s). A tag can be attached to the cover and/or saw blade(s). The tag has a security device that is spaced from the saw blade(s) to prevent interference. The tag can be used to hang the saw blade(s) from a display device. An insert card having indicia thereon can be positioned on the saw blade(s) to convey information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: John Curtsinger, Daniel G. Findle, Leonard R. Baublitz
  • Publication number: 20050126125
    Abstract: A protective cover for use on one or more saw blades. The cover is formed from a heat shrinking material that is shrunk on the saw blade(s) to provide a thin close fitting cover that protects teeth on the saw blade(s). A tag can be attached to the cover and/or saw blade(s). The tag has a security device that is spaced from the saw blade(s) to prevent interference. The tag can be used to hang the saw blade(s) from a display device. An insert card having indicia thereon can be positioned on the saw blade(s) to convey information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2005
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: John Curtsinger, Daniel Findle, Leonard Baublitz
  • Patent number: 6874635
    Abstract: A preformed heat shrinking protective cover for a saw blade includes first and second portions each having opposite inner and outer surfaces. The second portion extends from the first portion at an angle relative to the first portion. The first and second portions are configured and adapted for a saw blade to be positioned in contact with the inner surface of the first portion. The first and second portions are made from a heat shrinking material so that when heat is applied to the cover, the second portion shrinks and folds over the first portion with the inner surfaces facing each other and teeth on a saw blade can be retained between the first and second portions. The resulting cover is close fitting and reduces the overall thickness of a saw blade with a protective cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventor: John Curtsinger
  • Patent number: 6729220
    Abstract: A spring loaded diamond shaped arbor for use in a saw blade. The arbor includes comprised of a diamond shaped plate having four peripheral side walls with four corners therebetween that separate the four side walls. The arbor has a central opening that is configured and adapted to allow the arbor to be attached to a power tool. A slot extends from the central opening through one of the side walls or corners so that the arbor can easily be inserted into and removed from a saw blade. The slot allows the arbor to be compressed like a spring and be retained within the central opening in the saw blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: John Curtsinger, Johnny Hortenbury
  • Publication number: 20030196920
    Abstract: A protective cover for use on one or more saw blades. The cover is formed from a heat shrinking material that is shrunk on the saw blade(s) to provide a thin close fitting cover that protects teeth on the saw blade(s). A tag can be attached to the cover and/or saw blade(s). The tag has a security device that is spaced from the saw blade(s) to prevent interference. The tag can be used to hang the saw blade(s) from a display device. An insert card having indicia thereon can be positioned on the saw blade(s) to convey information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: John Curtsinger, Daniel G. Findle, Leonard R. Baublitz
  • Publication number: 20030101601
    Abstract: A preformed heat shrinking protective cover for a saw blade includes first and second portions each having opposite inner and outer surfaces. The second portion extends from the first portion at an angle relative to the first portion. The first and second portions are configured and adapted for a saw blade to be positioned in contact with the inner surface of the first portion. The first and second portions are made from a heat shrinking material so that when heat is applied to the cover, the second portion shrinks and folds over the first portion with the inner surfaces facing each other and teeth on a saw blade can be retained between the first and second portions. The resulting cover is close fitting and reduces the overall thickness of a saw blade with a protective cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventor: John Curtsinger
  • Publication number: 20030101859
    Abstract: A spring loaded diamond shaped arbor for use in a saw blade. The arbor includes comprised of a diamond shaped plate having four peripheral side walls with four corners therebetween that separate the four side walls. The arbor has a central opening that is configured and adapted to allow the arbor to be attached to a power tool. A slot extends from the central opening through one of the side walls or corners so that the arbor can easily be inserted into and removed from a saw blade. The slot allows the arbor to be compressed like a spring and be retained within the central opening in the saw blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: John Curtsinger, Johnny Hortenbury
  • Publication number: 20030102237
    Abstract: A protective cover for use on one or more saw blades. The cover is formed from a heat shrinking material that is shrunk on the saw blade(s) to provide a thin close fitting cover that protects teeth on the saw blade(s). A tag can be attached to the cover and/or saw blade(s). The tag has a security device that is spaced from the saw blade(s) to prevent interference. The tag can be used to hang the saw blade(s) from a display device. An insert card having indicia thereon can be positioned on the saw blade(s) to convey information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: John Curtsinger, Daniel G. Findle, Leonard R. Baublitz
  • Patent number: D469354
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventor: John Curtsinger
  • Patent number: D559067
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventor: John Curtsinger
  • Patent number: D569209
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventor: John Curtsinger
  • Patent number: D493683
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Johnny Hortenbury, John Curtsinger