Patents by Inventor Lucas A. Shaffer

Lucas A. Shaffer 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 treatments
    Patent number: 11148035
    Abstract: An apparatus for treating an ice skate blade is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a rotary brush, an electric motor in signal communication with the rotary brush and operably configured to rotate the bristles about a brush axis, and a receptacle dimensioned to hold the ice skate blade relative to the rotary brush. The rotary brush comprises a hub and a plurality of bristles extending radially from the hub. The apparatus can be utilized to perform a secondary (deburring) treatment to the ice skate blade after a primary (grinding) treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: CONICITY TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: William R. Shaffer, Lucas A. Shaffer
  • BLADE TREATMENTS
    Publication number: 20190091550
    Abstract: An apparatus for treating an ice skate blade is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a rotary brush, an electric motor in signal communication with the rotary brush and operably configured to rotate the bristles about a brush axis, and a receptacle dimensioned to hold the ice skate blade relative to the rotary brush. The rotary brush comprises a hub and a plurality of bristles extending radially from the hub. The apparatus can be utilized to perform a secondary (deburring) treatment to the ice skate blade after a primary (grinding) treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: William R. Shaffer, Lucas A. Shaffer