Patents by Inventor Jonathan D. C. Bigden

Jonathan D. C. Bigden 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).

  • Clamping arrangement for receiving a saw blade
    Patent number: 7003888
    Abstract: A saw blade clamping arrangement for a power tool includes a clamp support, a biasing member and an actuation member. The clamp support is interconnected with the drive shaft for reciprocating motion with the drive shaft relative to a housing of the power tool. The clamp support is configured to selectively receive a saw blade of the power tool in various orientations. A release lever is carried by the housing and is manually rotated to move a control member between a first position in which the saw blade is coupled to the drive shaft and a second position in which the saw blade may be displaced from the drive shaft. In at least one of the orientations, the saw blade is positioned offset from the drive shaft and proximate one of the side walls of the tool housing to allow for flush cutting of a work piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan D. C. Bigden, Stephen C. Dassoulas, Jason R. Melvin, Robert G. Moores, Jr., Jeffrey P. Grant, James J. Derreth
  • Clamping arrangement for receiving a saw blade in multiple orientations
    Patent number: 6944959
    Abstract: A saw blade clamping arrangement for a power tool includes a clamp support, a biasing member and an actuation member. The clamp support is interconnected with the drive shaft for reciprocating motion with the drive shaft relative to a housing of the power tool. The clamp support is configured to selectively receive a saw blade of the power tool in various orientations. A release lever is carried by the housing and is manually rotated to move a control member between a first position in which the saw blade is coupled to the drive shaft and a second position in which the saw blade may be displaced from the drive shaft. In at least one of the orientations, the saw blade is positioned offset from the drive shaft and proximate one of the side walls of the tool housing to allow for flush cutting of a work piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan D. C. Bigden, Stephen C. Dassoulas, Jason R. Melvin, Robert G. Moores, Jr., Jeffrey P. Grant, James J. Derreth
  • Clamping arrangement for receiving a saw blade in multiple orientations
    Publication number: 20040068876
    Abstract: A saw blade clamping arrangement for a power tool includes a clamp support, a biasing member and an actuation member. The clamp support is interconnected with the drive shaft for reciprocating motion with the drive shaft relative to a housing of the power tool. The clamp support is configured to selectively receive a saw blade of the power tool in various orientations. A release lever is carried by the housing and is manually rotated to move a control member between a first position in which the saw blade is coupled to the drive shaft and a second position in which the saw blade may be displaced from the drive shaft. In at least one of the orientations, the saw blade is positioned offset from the drive shaft and proximate one of the side walls of the tool housing to allow for flush cutting of a work piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Jonathan D.C. Bigden, Stephen C. Dassoulas, Jason R. Melvin, Robert G. Moores, Jeffrey P. Grant, James J. Derreth
  • Clamping arrangement for receiving a saw blade in multiple orientations
    Publication number: 20030167643
    Abstract: A saw blade clamping arrangement for a power tool includes a clamp support, a biasing member and an actuation member. The clamp support is interconnected with the drive shaft for reciprocating motion with the drive shaft relative to a housing of the power tool. The clamp support is configured to selectively receive a saw blade of the power tool in various orientations. A release lever is carried by the housing and is manually rotated to move a control member between a first position in which the saw blade is coupled to the drive shaft and a second position in which the saw blade may be displaced from the drive shaft. In at least one of the orientations, the saw blade is positioned offset from the drive shaft and proximate one of the side walls of the tool housing to allow for flush cutting of a work piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Jonathan D.C. Bigden, Stephen C. Dassoulas, Jason R. Melvin, Robert G. Moores, Jeffrey P. Grant, James J. Derreth