Patents by Inventor Theodore Allen Spencer

Theodore Allen Spencer 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 for breaking off cores
    Patent number: 6733057
    Abstract: An Apparatus and method for breaking off cores from a material to be tested includes a tube split by opposing slots, a tightening device for moving confronting ends of a split tube towards each other so that the split tube grasps the core to be broken, and a handle for exerting lateral forces to break off the core. The core breaker is inserted into a space left by a core drill bit. The split tube is tightened around the core to be broken off, and lateral pressure is then applied to the handle to break off the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Inventors: Dovovan Lee Gustafson, Theodore Allen Spencer
  • Apparatus for breaking off cores
    Publication number: 20030168870
    Abstract: An Apparatus and method for breaking off cores from a material to be tested includes a tube split by opposing slots, a tightening device for moving confronting ends of a split tube towards each other so that the split tube grasps the core to be broken, and a handle for exerting lateral forces to break off the core. The core breaker is inserted into a space left by a core drill bit. The split tube is tightened around the core to be broken off, and lateral pressure is then applied to the handle to break off the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Theodore Allen Spencer, Donovan Lee Gustafson