Portable Patents (Class 33/32.2)
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Patent number: 11638946Abstract: A tool for bending cable comprising a web forming a base having an upper surface, a lower surface, first edge, second edge, a first area of the base defining a bend member portion and a second area of the base defining a hand hold portion. The tool further comprising a set of wire gauge measuring intervals is integral with the first edge in the second area. The tool further comprising a set of bend members is arranged in a raised diminishing hierarchy on the upper surface in the first area, forming a cable bend radius gauge.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jonathan Oswaldo Lara Dominguez, Oscar Eduardo Flores Pantoja, Victor Arturo Tapia Jimenez, Luis Cruz Mejia, Jesus Ernesto Ibarra Hernandez
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Publication number: 20140290078Abstract: The inventions disclosed herein relate to multi-offset scribe tools and uses thereof for finish carpentry, precision woodworking, and any other crafts or manufacturing processes requiring one to connect two objects via surfaces that are not precisely matched.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Inventor: David Edward Brallier
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Patent number: 8661699Abstract: A framing tool, namely framing square, is provided with an offset at the proximal ends of the two blades, so that the blades lie in parallel planes. This tool facilitates measuring and marking tubular beams, i.e., beams of generally square or rectangular cross section, but which may have rounded or radiused edges.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2011Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Inventor: John Vadala
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Publication number: 20130227846Abstract: A rafter angle square includes a first, ruler side, a second fence side, and a hypotenuse side extending between the ruler and fence sides to form a right triangle. The tool includes a front side and a back side and a number of markings on the front and back sides for carrying out measurements and other operations with the tool. The tool includes a scribe guide arrangement having a slot defining opposing edges. The edges include a number of projections extending toward the opposing edge and defining a number of scribe guide notches between adjacent projections. The scribe guide notches of the opposing edges are aligned with one another and configured to enable a user of the tool to mark a workpiece in a first and second, opposing direction parallel with an edge of the workpiece at the same distance from the edge of the workpiece.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2013Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: Johnson Level & Tool Mfg. Co., Inc.Inventor: Paul H. Buzzell
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Publication number: 20120210587Abstract: A drawing device for creating Mandala includes a single molded unit of a base plate, a support surface, and an outer frame, with the support surface being slightly recessed in relation to the bordering outer frame and the inner frame having the exact measurements of the support surface. The inner frame contains one or several voids within it and is positioned inside the outer frame on the drawing material lying on the support surface, and stencils(s) shaped to fit precisely into the matching void(s) of the inner frame can be positioned onto the drawing material lying on the support surface, allowing for the stencil to be rotated or mirrored repeatedly within the void of the inner frame while still maintaining its exact center point due to the void(s) and stencil(s) being non-circular, exhibiting at least at three edges.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2012Publication date: August 23, 2012Inventor: Mette Østberg
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Patent number: 8127457Abstract: The present invention pertains generally to marking and/or measuring surfaces adjacent to the curved and/or off angle object's surface, positioned perpendicularly to the working surface or positioned on the same surface plane as the object's surface. Particularly, the present invention should and/or will be useful for the hardwood/laminate/parquet/engineering flooring installers and/or any kind of residential and/or commercial construction workers and/or for amateur performers. As the level of difficulty during the wood flooring installation around curved and/or off angle surfaces arises, and there are limited number of workers who can perform such trade, the TOOL, METHOD AND MARKING SYSTEM, will enable anyone who is familiar with the trade to perform the complicated assignment in a shorter period of time and without waste of material; moreover, it will allow performers to acquire the craftsmanship results.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2009Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Inventor: Anna Stoklosa
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Patent number: 8051573Abstract: A user manipulated apparatus for producing straight construction lines on sheet material includes a linearly extensive frame with integrally formed handle and an expendable marking strip affixed to a bottom edge of the frame. A user positions the frame so that its ends are in registry with the endpoints of a desired construction line, with the marking strip contacting the surface of the sheet material. The user then linearly displaces the frame a short distance along its length so that the marking strip rubs along the surface of the sheet material and produces a visible construction line. The portion of the frame that supports the marking substance may be compliant to ensure that the marking substance fully engages the surface of the sheet material even when the sheet material has surface irregularities or is not perfectly planar.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2010Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Inventor: Frank Stephan
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Patent number: 7987604Abstract: A jig is provided for use in cutting synthetic shingles or tiles, as comprising a table and a clamping bar, with fasteners securing the clamping bar to the table for clamping a shingle or tile between the table and the bar, with the bar being used as a guide for sliding a cutting tool therealong, at any of an infinite number of angles, for making an infinite number of angled cuts to the shingle or tile. The table may be constructed having a base with a frame, and a removable and replaceable insert.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2009Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: CertainTeed CorporationInventor: Daniel Max Zernec
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Patent number: 7886447Abstract: A vehicle visor measuring and cutting apparatus generally comprised of a measuring component, an implement holder, a handle, and a contour guide. The adjustable implement holder is positioned along a portion of window film on a windshield relative to the contour guide, which juxtaposes the windshield molding, and is moved across the windshield, measuring or cutting a portion of window film to the desired dimensions and compensating for any contours and arcs in the windshield.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2008Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Inventor: Juan Manual Cruz
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Patent number: 7818888Abstract: A hand tool for tracing the course of a line of pavers at a distance selectively spaced therefrom, so as to facilitate the construction of uniform borders along a walkway, path, or the like, consists of a tracking head for running the tool along the installed line of pavers, a marking head for remotely replicating the course, a beam on which the heads are mounted, and a handle. The positions of the marking head and handle are longitudinally adjustable on the beam, relative to the tracking head.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2008Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: Toolbro Innovators LLCInventor: Philip J. Bahler
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Publication number: 20090255138Abstract: The present invention pertains generally to marking and/or measuring surfaces adjacent to the curved and/or off angle object's surface, positioned perpendicularly to the working surface or positioned on the same surface plane as the object's surface. Particularly, the present invention should and/or will be useful for the hardwood/laminate/parquet/engineering flooring installers and/or any kind of residential and/or commercial construction workers and/or for amateur performers. As the level of difficulty during the wood flooring installation around curved and/or off angle surfaces arises, and there are limited number of workers who can perform such trade, the TOOL, METHOD AND MARKING SYSTEM, will enable anyone who is familiar with the trade to perform the complicated assignment in a shorter period of time and without waste of material; moreover, it will allow performers to acquire the craftsmanship results.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2009Publication date: October 15, 2009Inventor: Anna Stoklosa
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Patent number: 7451547Abstract: A marking device or scribe for marking masonry pieces on a horizontal deck area surrounding a pool, sauna or similar below-ground construction. The device is designed for use during construction of deck areas to enable defining a border or margin a constant distance from a curved vertical edge. This marking facilitates subsequent cutting of the marked masonry pieces for removal and construction of a more aesthetic edge border. Device guide wheels follow curved vertical walls of the pool and guide a frame and attached marker that is supported on wheels on the deck. The marking device is biased against the masonry pieces to create a path line mark as the frame and guide wheels are manually move along the edge.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2007Date of Patent: November 18, 2008Inventor: Thomas Lantinen
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Patent number: 7191531Abstract: A device that can be used to place lines on structures adjacent to a corner. The device includes an L-shaped body that has two sections that intersect each other at a right angle. A chalk-depositing roller is rotatably and movably mounted on each section and deposits chalk on a surface as the device is moved. The corner of a building is accommodated adjacent to the right angle of the L-shaped body.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2005Date of Patent: March 20, 2007Inventor: Frank R. Mitchell
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Patent number: 6829833Abstract: A guide for steadying the path of a cutting tool and enabling force to be applied to compress a workpiece on opposing sides of the path of the tool.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2003Date of Patent: December 14, 2004Inventor: Thomas Langman
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Publication number: 20040177521Abstract: A guide for steadying the path of a cutting tool and enabling force to be applied to compress a workpiece on opposing sides of the path of the tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2003Publication date: September 16, 2004Inventor: Thomas Langman
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Patent number: 6629370Abstract: The board cutter includes a T-square and a knife. The T-square has a head with a board edge contact surface and a board face contact surface. A long leg of the T-square is attached to the head. A board face contact surface on the bottom of the long leg slides along a board face during use. A slider is slideable along a slot in the long leg and is clamped in any position along the slot. The knife is pivotally connected to the slider for pivotal movement about an axis that is parallel to the slot in the long leg. Penetration of the cutter into a board is controlled manually as the T-square is slid along surfaces of the board.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 1999Date of Patent: October 7, 2003Inventor: Patrick J. Sposato
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Patent number: 6199288Abstract: A tool for use in marking large flat building material sheets, each sheet having a standardized length and a standardized width and having opposed longitudinal side edges to provide a cut line by which each sheet can be dimensionally shaped for installation on a building roof or gable the tool being an elongated bar providing at least one straight edge having a first pin affixed to the bar and extending perpendicular to it and a second perpendicular pin affixed to the bar, the spacing between the first and second pins being adjustably variable, the first and second pins being configured to slidably engage opposed longitudinal side edges of the building material sheets so that the bar straight edge extends at an angle to the longitudinal side edges, the straight edge providing an edge for marking the sheets to provide a guideline for an angle cut, the angle being selectively determined by the spacing between the pins.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 1999Date of Patent: March 13, 2001Inventor: Marvin D. Gregory