Patents by Inventor Joshua Curtis Kerns

Joshua Curtis Kerns 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).

  • Angle measurement device with attachment to pipe, conduit or cylindrical workpiece
    Patent number: 12146739
    Abstract: An angle measurement device is provided positioning electronic components on a cylindrical workpiece. The device includes upper and lower housings which are pivotally coupled together, and spaced apart magnetic elements mounted to an upper surface of the upper housing, and a biasing member coupled to the housings. The biasing member is configured to bias the housings into a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Emerson Professional Tools, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Curtis Kerns, Billy Odon M. Yrad, Jr.
  • Bender for bending a workpiece with automatic springback compensation
    Patent number: 11833572
    Abstract: A bender configured to bend a workpiece in a bending operation and its method of use are provided. The bender includes a frame, a bending shoe assembly rotatably mounted on the frame, a control system and a driver in communication therewith, and a springback assembly in communication with the control system and configured to provide information to the control system regarding information on a bend affected to the workpiece. The bending shoe assembly includes a bending shoe into which the workpiece can be seated, and a gripping member mounted on the bending shoe and configured to grip the workpiece during the bending operation. The driver provides rotational force to the bending shoe assembly to rotate the bending shoe assembly relative to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: GREENLEE TOOLS, INC.
    Inventors: Henry Alexander Fiorentini, Anthony J. Bussan, Andrew Francis Troy, SatishKumar SivaSankaran, Thomas M. Sticha, John Russell Fenske, Joshua Curtis Kerns
  • BENDER FOR BENDING A WORKPIECE WITH AUTOMATIC SPRINGBACK COMPENSATION
    Publication number: 20210276064
    Abstract: A bender configured to bend a workpiece in a bending operation and its method of use are provided. The bender includes a frame, a bending shoe assembly rotatably mounted on the frame, a control system and a driver in communication therewith, and a springback assembly in communication with the control system and configured to provide information to the control system regarding information on a bend affected to the workpiece. The bending shoe assembly includes a bending shoe into which the workpiece can be seated, and a gripping member mounted on the bending shoe and configured to grip the workpiece during the bending operation. The driver provides rotational force to the bending shoe assembly to rotate the bending shoe assembly relative to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Henry Alexander Fiorentini, Anthony J. Bussan, Andrew Francis Troy, SatishKumar SivaSankaran, Thomas M. Sticha, John Russell Fenske, Joshua Curtis Kerns
  • Cable feeder
    Patent number: 10763649
    Abstract: A cable feeder for feeding cables through a structure according to some embodiments of the disclosure includes a housing having a drive roller attached thereto, and idler roller assembly attached to the housing. In an embodiment, the idler roller assembly can be released from the housing to allow cable to be released from the cable feeder. In an embodiment, the housing is formed from upper and lower housings, and the position of the lower housing and idler roller assembly can be adjusted relative to the upper housing and drive roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: GREENLEE TOOLS, INC.
    Inventors: Corey Britton Dir, Joshua Curtis Kerns, Daniel John Marben
  • CABLE FEEDER
    Publication number: 20150364903
    Abstract: A cable feeder for feeding cables through a structure according to some embodiments of the disclosure includes a housing having a drive roller attached thereto, and idler roller assembly attached to the housing. In an embodiment, the idler roller assembly can be released from the housing to allow cable to be released from the cable feeder. In an embodiment, the housing is formed from upper and lower housings, and the position of the lower housing and idler roller assembly can be adjusted relative to the upper housing and drive roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Corey Britton Dir, Joshua Curtis Kerns, Daniel John Marben