Patents by Inventor Wayne A Crandall

Wayne A Crandall 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).

  • Special articulating tool holder
    Patent number: 8042435
    Abstract: This is a tool device called a Special Articulating Tool Holder for a Lathe. The device provides a new and unique device to permit deep hollowing of wood or other materials with a controlled, repeatable method. The preferred embodiment of the device is comprised of multiple (two or more) articulating joints—the first of the multiple articulating joints is secured to a tool holder with features to hold cutting tools—and the last of the multiple articulating joints is secured to an essentially vertical mounting post. The mounting post is held in place by a base means which mounts either horizontally or vertically to the machine base as determined by the machine configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Inventors: Ray P. Thompson, Jerry A. Arnold, Wayne A Crandall
  • Special articulating tool holder
    Publication number: 20100139808
    Abstract: This is a tool device called a Special Articulating Tool Holder for a Lathe. The device provides a new and unique device to permit deep hollowing of wood or other materials with a controlled, repeatable method. The preferred embodiment of the device is comprised of multiple (two or more) articulating joints—the first of the multiple articulating joints is secured to a tool holder with features to hold cutting tools—and the last of the multiple articulating joints is secured to an essentially vertical mounting post. The mounting post is held in place by a base means which mounts either horizontally or vertically to the machine base as determined by the machine configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Ray P. Thompson, Jerry A. Arnold, Wayne A. Crandall