Patents by Inventor Willard E. Ballard

Willard E. Ballard 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).

  • Cutting guide device for circular saws
    Patent number: 6868612
    Abstract: A guide device for a hand held circular saw having a base, the device having a platform on which the base of a hand held circular saw can rest, wherein cooperating shoulders on the platform and saw base provide a guide for cutting on a straight line through a workpiece, wherein elevation flanges are provided on the sides of the platform and are provided with mounting structure which is operable to fix the platform to a supporting structure at a desired height above the workpiece, and wherein angle adjustment structure is provided on the elevation flanges for a fixing the angle of the platform and saw base with respect to the surface of the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Inventor: Willard E. Ballard