Patents by Inventor Sidney A. Getts

Sidney A. Getts 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).

  • Motion conversion mechanism
    Patent number: 4379362
    Abstract: A mechanism for converting rotary motion to back and forth motion. The present mechanism is disclosed in conjunction with a jig saw having a blade mounted in a holder which is moved back and forth by a rotary eccentric. A stack of leaf springs is cantilevered on the frame of the saw and is attached rigidly to the holder to cause the blade to move in a substantially elliptical orbit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1983
    Inventor: Sidney A. Getts
  • Cutting tool with adjustable depth control foot
    Patent number: 4318224
    Abstract: The depth of cut of the blade of a plunge cut jig saw is selectively established by an adjustable depth control foot which keeps the selected depth of cut constant during the sawing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1981
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1982
    Inventor: Sidney A. Getts
  • Jig saw with orbitally movable blade
    Patent number: 4255858
    Abstract: The blade of a jig saw is mounted in a holder which is moved up and down by a rotary eccentric. A stack of leaf springs is cantilevered on the frame of the machine and is attached rigidly to the holder to cause the blade to move in a substantially elliptical orbit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1981
    Inventor: Sidney A. Getts