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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110162220 | Wallboard cutting tool A cutting tool is provided which may simultaneously score or cut opposite sides of a wallboard. The tool may also be used to cut semi-circular portions from a corner of the wallboard and which may be used to cut circles from the wallboard.... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20090025235 | Universal marker holder A tool used to position and attach various marking instruments to an arc forming device such as U.S. Pat. No. 6,223,443,B1, previously disclosed and used here for reference purposes only.... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20080163501 | Carpentry marking tool A marking tool comprising bottom, base and top polyhedral shaped portions integrally joined such that the top and bottom portions are skewed with respect to each other and the base, such that a plurality of selected spaced distances are defined between adjacent walls of... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20070220760 | Versatile adjustable clamp fixture and multiple square tool An adjustable clamp fixture holds overlapping legs of L-shaped carpenter framing squares in aligned relationships in fixed or sliding relationships. Outer perpendicular legs of the squares align in various ways for a variety of measuring, marking, cutting, and jigging f... | 09/27/2007 |
| 20070163130 | Cutting tee square The apparatus includes a first plate for supporting the first surface of the article adjacent to the edge part of the article, a second plate extending from one end of the first plate in order to support the second surface of the article adjacent to the edge part of the... | 07/19/2007 |
| 20070124950 | Measurement marking holes apparatus and method A measurement and marking device has a tape measure body bearing indicia of distance and a plurality of closely set small holes in two parallel lines. Larger holes mark each one inch distance. Because the holes are set in parallel lines, a closer spacing of holes may be... | 06/07/2007 |
| 20070062051 | Surface marking apparatus A surface marking apparatus comprises a body member (3) having a first face (9) for engaging a surface of an object to be marked and a second face (17), arranged substantially at right angles to the first face (9), for engaging an edge of the... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20060242849 | TOOL FOR MARKING WEIGHT ATTACHMENT LOCATION ON WHEEL A tool for marking an arc or annular line for facilitating the proper positioning of an adhesively attached arcuate weight to the brake well or tube well of a wheel or other rotating member is provided. The tool comprises a base member having a register surface for enga... | 11/02/2006 |
| 20060174500 | Center-marking carpentry layout square The device described is a carpenter's framing square, which utilizes an opening located on the centerline of the blade. This centering window allows the user to place the 1½″ wide blade on the centerline of a layout mark in order to strike parallel edge marks to loca... | 08/10/2006 |
| 20060168826 | Tile edge marker and cutter A device and method for marking or scratching a ceramic tile, to be laid adjacent to a boundary surface is presented. This tile is subsequently cut according to the mark generated by the device. In the first embodiment, said tile is placed upside down between a backup m... | 08/03/2006 |
| 20060162174 | Measuring and marking guide tool A unitary guide tool that provides a guide for measuring and marking a work piece when moved along an edge thereof, the guide tool being in the form of a generally rectangular offset or stepped bar of material having a thicker section forming a stepped side for engaging... | 07/27/2006 |
| 20060156558 | Multipurpose framing and layout guide kit The multipurpose framing and layout guide kit has two components or guides, which are capable of accomplishing or assisting in virtually every measurement, layout, marking, and scoring function that may be required in the construction of a conventional frame structure. ... | 07/20/2006 |
| 20060005404 | Adjustable guide rail for hand tools A method and apparatus are provided for constructing and operating an adjustable guide rail for hand tools, by attaching an elongated blade to a guide with a locking ratcheting apparatus. The locking ratcheting apparatus is thumb-operable. The elongated blade includes a... | 01/12/2006 |
| 20050283986 | MARKING SYSTEM A marking system that may be configured to achieve a variety of marking devices. The marking system includes a main body member and a plurality of downwardly directed marking members. ... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050178014 | Drywall cutting guide A T-shaped instrument includes a first body portion having an edge that is adapted to slide along an edge of a sheet of material and a second body portion that has a plurality of slots that are oriented to be parallel to the edge of the first body portion. An instrument... | 08/18/2005 |
| 20050155235 | Inside/outside scribe The invention is an improved, hand-held, adjustable, graduated marking gauge and scribe for carpentry and related activities. It is used to mark work-pieces at a given distance from an adjacent edge or intersecting surface such as is encountered when fitting cabinets or... | 07/21/2005 |
| 20050144793 | Protractable tool A tool, including a base having a base edge, the base edge being adapted to align in a substantially parallel orientation with an edge of a work piece; and a swing arm having a work edge formed thereon, the swing arm being pivotally mounted on the base at a point where ... | 07/07/2005 |
| 20050044734 | Multi-function finger guide A finger guide for use in measuring, marking, scribing, cutting and similar operations common to the field of construction. The device assists in performing these operations on an object such as a board or piece of drywall. The finger guide has a top guide which is laid... | 03/03/2005 |
