Patents by Inventor Steve D. Krohmer

Steve D. Krohmer 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).

  • Sign making apparatus and method
    Patent number: 11446954
    Abstract: A kit for making a sign utilizing a router includes a plurality of interlocking templates that can be utilized to form the letters for a sign. The kit includes two or more templates that are positioned in the same location on a board in a sequence to form a single letter, number or symbol with an island with an uninterrupted perimeter. The kit also includes a guide bushing that is secured to the router bit to prevent the router bit from gouging into the templates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Rockler Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve D. Krohmer, Daniel P. Banasik
  • Sign making apparatus and method
    Patent number: 10576654
    Abstract: A kit for making a sign utilizing a router includes a plurality of interlocking templates that can be utilized to form the letters for a sign. The kit includes two or more templates that are positioned in the same location on a board in a sequence to form a single letter, number or symbol with an island with an uninterrupted perimeter. The kit also includes a guide bushing that is secured to the router bit to prevent the router bit from gouging into the templates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Rockler Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve D. Krohmer, Daniel P. Banasik
  • Sign making apparatus and method
    Patent number: 9802333
    Abstract: A kit for making a sign utilizing a router includes a plurality of interlocking templates that can be utilized to form the letters for a sign. The kit includes two or more templates that are positioned in the same location on a board in a sequence to form a single letter, number or symbol with an island with an uninterrupted perimeter. The kit also includes a guide bushing that is secured to the router bit to prevent the router bit from gouging into the templates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Rockler Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve D. Krohmer, Daniel P. Banasik
  • Small drill press table
    Patent number: D440989
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Rockler Companies, Inc.
    Inventor: Steve D. Krohmer
  • Drill press table
    Patent number: D441773
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Rockler Companies, Inc.
    Inventor: Steve D. Krohmer
  • Band saw table
    Patent number: D442611
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Rockler Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve D. Krohmer, James J. Frey
  • Fastener
    Patent number: D706124
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Rockler Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel P. Banasik, Steve D. Krohmer, Daniel L. Wenning, James J. Frey, Richard L. White