Patents by Inventor Sterling A. McGill

Sterling A. McGill 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).

  • Patent number: 5085026
    Abstract: A process for attaching a seismic anchor to a wall of an unreinforced masonry structure includes the steps of drilling a generally frusto-conical cavity into the wall, and securing a seismic anchor into the cavity having a frusto-conical plug whose dimensions match at least a portion of the wall cavity. A drill bit utilized to form the wall cavity is adapted to be rotatably driven by a drill motor and includes a generally frusto-conical cutting blade support, a shank extending rearwardly from the blade support to be clamped within the chuck of the drill motor, and a drill stop positioned over the shank and secured to the rear end of the blade support. The blade support includes a plurality of radially extending planar exterior surfaces which span the length of the blade support and provide support surfaces for a plurality of cutting blade inserts. A removable pilot drill bit is fixed to a front end of the blade support for cutting a pilot hole into which the blade support is worked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1992
    Inventors: Scott A. McGill, Sterling A. McGill