Patents by Inventor Kurt Summers

Kurt Summers 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).

  • Blade pin and associated cutting element
    Patent number: 10306832
    Abstract: Apparatuses associated with cutting elements are disclosed herein. In embodiments, a blade pin may include a head and a main body. The main body may extend from the head of the blade pin, and may include a cavity. The main body may further include a first aperture, wherein the first aperture is connected to the cavity. The main body may further include a second aperture formed in a sidewall, wherein the sidewall extends from the first end to the second end of the main body, and wherein the second aperture is connected to the cavity. The blade pin may include a valve, wherein the valve allows passage of a lubricant into the cavity through the first aperture and prevents passage of the lubricant out of the cavity through the first aperture. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Blount, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Carlson, Kurt Summers, Robert A. Dewey
  • BLADE PIN AND ASSOCIATED CUTTING ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20190029171
    Abstract: Apparatuses associated with cutting elements are disclosed herein. In embodiments, a blade pin may include a head and a main body. The main body may extend from the head of the blade pin, and may include a cavity. The main body may further include a first aperture, wherein the first aperture is connected to the cavity. The main body may further include a second aperture formed in a sidewall, wherein the sidewall extends from the first end to the second end of the main body, and wherein the second aperture is connected to the cavity. The blade pin may include a valve, wherein the valve allows passage of a lubricant into the cavity through the first aperture and prevents passage of the lubricant out of the cavity through the first aperture. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Jason Carlson, Kurt Summers, Robert A. Dewey