Patents by Inventor Zachary P. Scott

Zachary P. Scott 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).

  • Publication number: 20240149359
    Abstract: A blade change mechanism configured to attach a blade to a transmission rod of a power tool, the blade change mechanism including a support body, a blade retention structure, and a component. The blade retention structure is coupled to the support body and includes a blade retention component movable to hold the blade in a locked state in response to engagement of the blade with the blade change mechanism on insertion of the blade. The component is movable to vary the blade retention component to hold the blade in the locked state. The component is further movable to vary the blade retention component to an unlocked state in which the blade retention structure is disengaged from the blade. The blade retention structure is held in the unlocked state absent the blade being fully inserted into the blade change mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Qiang Ming, Peng Zhang, Yang Liu, Teo Scott, Patrick Sullivan, Zachary P. Scott
  • Publication number: 20240115099
    Abstract: A cleaning implement including a foot, a motor, and an eccentric mass. The foot has a foot plate and an oscillation plate movably coupled to the foot plate. The motor is coupled to at least one of the foot plate and the oscillation plate. The motor rotates about a motor axis extending at a non-perpendicular transverse angle relative to the surface. The eccentric mass is coupled to the motor to generate an oscillating force between the foot plate and the oscillation plate upon operation of the motor. The oscillating force has a planar component parallel to the oscillation plate and a perpendicular component perpendicular to the oscillation plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Zachary P. Scott, Elton Lee Watson
  • Publication number: 20210069805
    Abstract: A cutting tool includes a housing, a motor positioned within the housing, a pipe holder formed in the housing, a blade pivotally coupled respective to the pipe holder at a pivot point for movement relative to the pipe holder during a cutting motion, a drive mechanism including a first gear, and a quick-change mechanism rotationally coupling the blade to the first gear. The quick-change mechanism is operable to selectively de-couple the blade from the first gear to remove the blade for replacement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Brent N. Gregorich, Zachary P. Scott, Carl N. Chandler
  • Publication number: 20200130160
    Abstract: A fastener driver includes a housing, a magazine coupled to the housing containing fasteners therein, and a nosepiece at least partially defining a fastener driving track into which fasteners from the magazine are individually received. A driver blade is movable from a retracted position toward an extended position during which a fastener in the fastener driving track is discharged from an opening in the nosepiece. A work accessory including a guide portion is configured to align an article with the nosepiece opening prior to attaching the article to a workpiece during a fastener driving operation, and a separate puller portion configured to apply a tensile force to an article to be attached to a workpiece during a fastener driving operation. The work accessory is adjustable relative to the nosepiece to selectively position the guide portion or the puller portion proximate the nosepiece opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Zachary P. Scott, Ryan Altenburger
  • Publication number: 20190360568
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods are disclosed for retrofitting a manual benchtop milling machine utilizing servo controls and/or stepper motors. The present disclosure provides a retrofit kit for the modification of a milling machine by incorporating ball screws and ball nuts without removing or replacing the original acme nuts, which inherently have been properly configured and aligned to the machine on which they were originally installed. The retrofit kit of the present disclosure allows for the modification using the alignment of the original acme nuts in their proper location and alignment obviating the need for custom machining or alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Anne E. Neale, Zachary P. Scott, Ronald K. Worth
  • Publication number: 20160333994
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods are disclosed for retrofitting a manual benchtop milling machine utilizing servo controls and/or stepper motors. The present disclosure provides a retrofit kit for the modification of a milling machine by incorporating ball screws and ball nuts without removing or replacing the original acme nuts, which inherently have been properly configured and aligned to the machine on which they were originally installed. The retrofit kit of the present disclosure allows for the modification using the alignment of the original acme nuts in their proper location and alignment obviating the need for custom machining or alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Anne E. Neale, Zachary P. Scott, Ronald K. Worth
  • Patent number: 9339895
    Abstract: A system and method for retrofitting a manual benchtop milling machine utilizing servo controls and/or stepper motors, in which a retrofit kit and method for the modification of a milling machine incorporates ball screws and ball nuts, without removing or replacing the original acme nuts, which have been properly configured and aligned to the machine on which they were originally installed. The retrofit kit and method allow for the modification using the alignment of the original acme nuts in their proper location and alignment obviating the need for custom machining or alignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Inventors: Anne E. Neale, Zachary P. Scott, Ronald K. Worth
  • Publication number: 20130340550
    Abstract: An apparatus and methods are disclosed for retrofitting a manual benchtop milling machine utilizing servo controls and/or stepper motors. The present disclosure provides a retrofit kit for the modification of a milling machine by incorporating ball screws and ball nuts without removing or replacing the original acme nuts, which inherently have been properly configured and aligned to the machine on which they were originally installed. The retrofit kit of the present disclosure allows for the modification using the alignment of the original acme nuts in their proper location and alignment obviating the need for custom machining or alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Anne E. Neale, Zachary P. Scott, Ronald K. Worth