Patents by Inventor Thomas S. Gardiner

Thomas S. Gardiner 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).

  • Plumb bob assembly
    Patent number: 5426860
    Abstract: A plumb bob assembly including a bob, a collet for suspending the bob from a drill press chuck, and a housing within which the collet and bob may be stored and around which a plumb bob cord may be wrapped when the bob is not in use. The housing protects the tip of the bob from damage and diminishes the likelihood that the cord will become entangled during storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1995
    Assignee: Lee Valley Tools Ltd.
    Inventors: Leonard G. Lee, John S. Lynn, Thomas S. Gardiner
  • Increasing taper plug cutter
    Patent number: 5401125
    Abstract: A woodworking tool for cutting plugs having a shank, a generally cylindrical body, and a plurality of blades defining an internal longitudinal bore having a rounded portion, a constant diameter portion and a flared portion with an increasing angle of curvature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1995
    Inventors: Lloyd Sevack, Thomas S. Gardiner
  • Plumb bob assembly
    Patent number: D359245
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1995
    Assignee: Lee Valley Tools Ltd.
    Inventors: Leonard G. Lee, John S. Lynn, Thomas S. Gardiner
  • Saw handle
    Patent number: D359672
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1995
    Assignee: Lee Valley Tools Ltd.
    Inventor: Thomas S. Gardiner