Patents by Inventor Michael D. Wallom

Michael D. Wallom 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).

  • Device for forming a pattern in a sheet material
    Patent number: 9186807
    Abstract: A device for forming a pattern in a sheet of material is provided. The device includes a base having a detent portion and a locating portion that provides a first position, a platform moveably coupled to the base, and a punch supported by the platform and configured to move between a reset position and a depressed position. The platform includes a detent element configured to engage the detent portion when the platform is proximate the first position and a locating element configured to provide fine location of the platform in the first position relative to the base by engaging the locating portion. The punch forms a pattern in a sheet of material when the punch moves from the reset position to the depressed position and a sheet of material is present proximate the depressed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Wallom, Daniel Cunningham, Colin Roberts, Daniel J. Lipscomb, Douglas Nelson, Andrew P. Block, Scott Roelke
  • Device for Forming a Pattern in a Sheet Material
    Publication number: 20130199384
    Abstract: A device for forming a pattern in a sheet of material is provided. The device includes a base having a detent portion and a locating portion that provides a first position, a platform moveably coupled to the base, and a punch supported by the platform and configured to move between a reset position and a depressed position. The platform includes a detent element configured to engage the detent portion when the platform is proximate the first position and a locating element configured to provide fine location of the platform in the first position relative to the base by engaging the locating portion. The punch forms a pattern in a sheet of material when the punch moves from the reset position to the depressed position and a sheet of material is present proximate the depressed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventors: Michael D. Wallom, Daniel Cunningham, Colin Roberts, Daniel J. Lipscomb, Douglas Nelson, Andrew P. Block, Scott Roelke
  • Material punch
    Patent number: D678946
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Wallom, Daniel Cunningham, Colin Roberts, Daniel J. Lipscomb
  • Material punch
    Patent number: D685030
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Wallom, Daniel Cunningham, Colin Roberts, Daniel J. Lipscomb, Douglas Nelson