Patents by Inventor John N. Paine

John N. Paine 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: 4335485
    Abstract: This troweling device for finishing wet concrete consists of a long, detachable handle assembly which is attached to a trowel or bull float blade by means of a pitch adjusting mechanism. This pitch adjusting mechanism allows the user to alter the angle of the blade in relation to the handle assembly while the trowel is in use by axially rotating the handle assembly. The pitch adjusting mechanism consists of a worm thread cylinder which is held in engagement to the geared portion of a geared support structure by a pivoting outer housing. This outer housing encloses the worm thread cylinder and pivots upon the geared support structure. The handle assembly is attached to the worm thread cylinder and the blade is attached to the geared support structure. Axial rotation of the handle assembly, therefore, causes the worm thread cylinder to be axially rotated and thereby advance and retreat along the geared support structure, thus changing the angle of the handle assembly in relation to the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1982
    Inventors: John N. Paine, Kim A. Lopdrup