Patents by Inventor Sam Albright

Sam Albright 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for measuring the movement of a straightedge to draw lines or cut strips of a flat material
    Patent number: 6895675
    Abstract: Novel measuring and cutting apparatus and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a base member, an elongated member having an attachment end coupled to the base member and at least one straight edge adapted to extend over a workpiece, and a measuring arm. The measuring arm includes a first leg slideably coupled at right angles to the elongated member, and a second leg extending from the first leg and adapted to extend over the workpiece, the measuring arm defining a distance between the straight edge and the second leg. The apparatus allows accurate, repeated measurement when the straightedge is angled, and also allows access to the entire length of the straightedge for drawing or cutting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Inventors: Alto Albright, Sam Albright
  • Apparatus and methods for measuring the movement of a straightedge to draw lines or cut strips of a flat material
    Publication number: 20040143979
    Abstract: Novel measuring and cutting apparatus and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a base member, an elongated member having an attachment end coupled to the base member and at least one straight edge adapted to extend over a workpiece, and a measuring arm. The measuring arm includes a first leg slideably coupled at right angles to the elongated member, and a second leg extending from the first leg and adapted to extend over the workpiece, the measuring arm defining a distance between the straight edge and the second leg. The apparatus allows accurate, repeated measurement when the straightedge is angled, and also allows access to the entire length of the straightedge for drawing or cutting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventors: Alto Albright, Sam Albright
  • Apparatus for securing flat articles for cutting
    Patent number: 6182549
    Abstract: Apparatus for securing flat articles to be cut, includes, in one embodiment, a base and a clamp bar coupled to the base by actuators. The actuators are slideably moveable to actuate the clamp bar between a clamping position near the base and an open position away from the base. A flat article is positioned between the clamp bar and the base, and the actuators are moved to position the clamp bar into the clamping position, securing the flat article to the base in a desired position for cutting. In an alternate embodiment, an apparatus includes a biasing member operatively engaged with the clamp bar to urge the clamp bar away from or toward the base. In another alternate embodiment, an apparatus includes a swing arm slideably coupled with the clamp bar, the swing arm having a straight edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Inventors: Alto Albright, Sam Albright