Patents by Inventor Marvin Whiteman

Marvin Whiteman 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).

  • Publication number: 20070151074
    Abstract: The present application is directed to a power tool handle comprising a gripping member and one or more support assemblies. The one or more support assemblies comprise a first support portion coupled to the gripping member and a second support portion having an end part configured to cooperate with a desired height adjustment mechanism. The first and second support portions are coupled together using one or more vibration isolating members. The one or more vibration isolating members are not part of the selected height adjustment mechanism, although the selected height adjustment mechanism may comprise additional vibration isolating members, if desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Marvin Whiteman, Timothy Jaszkowiak
  • Publication number: 20060207063
    Abstract: A vibration-dampening, height-adjustable handle for a power tool. Embodiments include a handle assembly connected to a shaft or frame via a plurality resilient fittings. The resilient fittings are arranged to conduct roll, pitch, and yaw forces sufficient to control the power tool. In some embodiments, the handle assembly rotates about at least one resilient fittings, and the height of the handlebar portion of the handle assembly is controlled by adjusting the distance between the shaft and another resilient fitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: Multiquip. Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Jaszkowiak, Marvin Whiteman
  • Patent number: 7036416
    Abstract: Embodiments of an punch machine and a quick-change die assembly are shown and described. The die assembly may be quickly installed and removed from the punch machine, without bolting or unbolting of either machine housing or the die assembly itself. The die assembly is slid into the machine through a hole in the machine housing and into a position which mates part of the die assembly with the push-bar. A clamp, with a handle outside the machine, is then pivoted against the die assembly. The push-bar is adapted to be self-supporting without being bolted to the die assembly, keeping the push-bar in place without manual adjustment and alignment. The die assembly preferably includes a die, pin retainer, and punch pins, and preferably includes a flexible, pivotal, or hinged pin strap to secure the pins to the retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Performance Design, Inc.
    Inventors: Marvin Whiteman, Wayne Malmstrom
  • Publication number: 20040226428
    Abstract: Embodiments of an punch machine and a quick-change die assembly are shown and described. The die assembly may be quickly installed and removed from the punch machine, without bolting or unbolting of either machine housing or the die assembly itself. The die assembly is slid into the machine through a hole in the machine housing and into a position which mates part of the die assembly with the push-bar. A clamp, with a handle outside the machine, is then pivoted against the die assembly. The push-bar is adapted to be self-supporting without being bolted to the die assembly, keeping the push-bar in place without manual adjustment and alignment. The die assembly preferably includes a die, pin retainer, and punch pins, and preferably includes a flexible, pivotal, or hinged pin strap to secure the pins to the retainer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Inventors: Marvin Whiteman, Wayne Malmstrom
  • Patent number: 6789453
    Abstract: Embodiments of features for a paper punch machine are shown and described. Preferably, these features, which may be called “accessories” whether they are built-in original equipment manufacture or retrofit equipment, assist in proper paper alignment and punch control. A first accessory is an improved paper stop that is both grossly-adjustable and finely-adjustable, by a preferred combination of a biased sliding mechanism, followed by a fine-tuning mechanism gradually laterally moving the paper stop by causing a threaded shaft to rotate after the paper stop is already in the preferred “gross-adjustment” position. This way, the paper stop is brought close to the proper marking on the housing appropriate for a particular paper or die assembly, and then exact adjustment may be made in very small and precise amounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2004
    Assignee: Performance Design, Inc.
    Inventor: Marvin Whiteman
  • Patent number: 6748839
    Abstract: Embodiments of an punch machine and a quick-change die assembly are shown and described. The die assembly may be quickly installed and removed from the punch machine, without bolting or unbolting of either machine housing or the die assembly itself. The die assembly is slid into the machine through a hole in the machine housing and into a position which mates part of the die assembly with the push-bar. A clamp, with a handle outside the machine, is then pivoted against the die assembly. The push-bar is adapted to be self-supporting without being bolted to the die assembly, keeping the push-bar in place without manual adjustment and alignment. The die assembly preferably includes a die, pin retainer, and punch pins, and preferably includes a flexible, pivotal, or hinged pin strap to secure the pins to the retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Performance Design, Inc.
    Inventors: Marvin Whiteman, Wayne Malmstrom
  • Patent number: 6651540
    Abstract: Embodiments of an punch machine and a quick-change die assembly are shown and described. The die assembly may be quickly installed and removed from the punch machine, without bolting or unbolting of either machine housing or the die assembly itself. The die assembly is slid into the machine through a hole in the machine housing and into a position which mates part of the die assembly with the push-bar. A clamp, with a handle outside the machine, is then pivoted against the die assembly. The push-bar is adapted to be self-supporting without being bolted to the die assembly, keeping the push-bar in place without manual adjustment and alignment. The die assembly preferably includes a die, pin retainer, and punch pins, and preferably includes a flexible, pivotal, or hinged pin strap to secure the pins to the retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Performance Design, Inc.
    Inventors: Marvin Whiteman, Wayne Malmstrom
  • Patent number: 6536321
    Abstract: Embodiments of an punch machine and a quick-change die assembly are shown and described. The die assembly may be quickly installed and removed from the punch machine, without bolting or unbolting of either machine housing or the die assembly itself. The die assembly is slid into the machine through a hole in the machine housing and into a position which mates part of the die assembly with the push-bar. A clamp, with a handle outside the machine, is then pivoted against the die assembly. The push-bar is adapted to be self-supporting without being bolted to the die assembly, keeping the push-bar in place without manual adjustment and alignment. The die assembly preferably includes a die, pin retainer, and punch pins, and preferably includes a flexible, pivotal, or hinged pin strap to secure the pins to the retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Performance Design, Inc.
    Inventors: Marvin Whiteman, Wayne Malmstrom
  • Publication number: 20020170403
    Abstract: Embodiments of features for a paper punch machine are shown and described. Preferably, these features, which may be called “accessories” whether they are built-in original equipment manufacture or retrofit equipment, assist in proper paper alignment and punch control. A first accessory is an improved paper stop that is both grossly-adjustable and finely-adjustable, by a preferred combination of a biased sliding mechanism, followed by a fine-tuning mechanism gradually laterally moving the paper stop by causing a threaded shaft to rotate after the paper stop is already in the preferred “gross-adjustment” position. This way, the paper stop is brought close to the proper marking on the housing appropriate for a particular paper or die assembly, and then exact adjustment may be made in very small and precise amounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventor: Marvin Whiteman
  • Publication number: 20020083814
    Abstract: Embodiments of an punch machine and a quick-change die assembly are shown and described. The die assembly may be quickly installed and removed from the punch machine, without bolting or unbolting of either machine housing or the die assembly itself. The die assembly is slid into the machine through a hole in the machine housing and into a position which mates part of the die assembly with the push-bar. A clamp, with a handle outside the machine, is then pivoted against the die assembly. The push-bar is adapted to be self-supporting without being bolted to the die assembly, keeping the push-bar in place without manual adjustment and alignment. The die assembly preferably includes a die, pin retainer, and punch pins, and preferably includes a flexible, pivotal, or hinged pin strap to secure the pins to the retainer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Marvin Whiteman, Wayne Malmstrom
  • Publication number: 20020083815
    Abstract: Embodiments of an punch machine and a quick-change die assembly are shown and described. The die assembly may be quickly installed and removed from the punch machine, without bolting or unbolting of either machine housing or the die assembly itself. The die assembly is slid into the machine through a hole in the machine housing and into a position which mates part of the die assembly with the push-bar. A clamp, with a handle outside the machine, is then pivoted against the die assembly. The push-bar is adapted to be self-supporting without being bolted to the die assembly, keeping the push-bar in place without manual adjustment and alignment. The die assembly preferably includes a die, pin retainer, and punch pins, and preferably includes a flexible, pivotal, or hinged pin strap to secure the pins to the retainer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Marvin Whiteman, Wayne Malmstrom
  • Publication number: 20020069742
    Abstract: Embodiments of an punch machine and a quick-change die assembly are shown and described. The die assembly may be quickly installed and removed from the punch machine, without bolting or unbolting of either machine housing or the die assembly itself. The die assembly is slid into the machine through a hole in the machine housing and into a position which mates part of the die assembly with the push-bar. A clamp, with a handle outside the machine, is then pivoted against the die assembly. The push-bar is adapted to be self-supporting without being bolted to the die assembly, keeping the push-bar in place without manual adjustment and alignment. The die assembly preferably includes a die, pin retainer, and punch pins, and preferably includes a flexible, pivotal, or hinged pin strap to secure the pins to the retainer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: Marvin Whiteman, Wayne Malmstrom
  • Patent number: 6363826
    Abstract: Embodiments of an punch machine and a quick-change die assembly are shown and described. The die assembly may be quickly installed and removed from the punch machine, without bolting or unbolting of either machine housing or the die assembly itself. The die assembly is slid into the machine through a hole in the machine housing and into a position which mates part of the die assembly with the push-bar. A clamp, with a handle outside the machine, is then pivoted against the die assembly. The push-bar is adapted to be self-supporting without being bolted to the die assembly, keeping the push-bar in place without manual adjustment and alignment. The die assembly preferably includes a die, pin retainer, and punch pins, and preferably includes a flexible, pivotal, or hinged pin strap to secure the pins to the retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Performance Design, Inc.
    Inventors: Marvin Whiteman, Wayne Malmstrom
  • Patent number: 6047623
    Abstract: Embodiments of an punch machine and a quick-change die assembly are shown and described. The die assembly may be quickly installed and removed from the punch machine, without bolting or unbolting of either machine housing or the die assembly itself. The die assembly is slid into the machine through a hole in the machine housing and into a position which mates part of the die assembly with the push-bar. A clamp, with a handle outside the machine, is then pivoted against the die assembly. The push-bar is adapted to be self-supporting without being bolted to the die assembly, keeping the push-bar in place without manual adjustment and alignment. The die assembly preferably includes a die, pin retainer, and punch pins, and does not require additional structure to secure the pins to the retainer or to connect the die and retainer, but may include a connection system and a pin strap as options.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Performance Design, Inc.
    Inventors: Marvin Whiteman, Wayne Malmstrom