CRAIG ALLEN SOMMERFELD
Pilots at Timber Rd, Kelley, IA

6726411, Apr 27, 2004

Jun 13, 2002

10/170932

Craig A. Sommerfeld - Kelley IA 50134
Todd Sommerfeld - Ankeny IA 50021

B23B 3500

408 1R, 408103, 408115 R

An adjustable holding device comprising a base and a guide removably secured to the base is disclosed. In one embodiment, more than two guide channels are angularly disposed within the guide to guide a drill bit, wherein the more than two guide channels provide multiple two-hole drilling combinations. In another embodiment, a step block is used to elevate the workpiece, thus allowing thinner workpieces to be accurately drilled. In yet another embodiment, a riser block is used to elevate and move the guide laterally backwards to allow thicker workpieces to be accurately drilled. In yet another embodiment, support wings can be used not only to support a large workpiece, but can also be used as a pre-drill guide for depth collar positioning along a drill bit. The invention also includes a method for drilling pocket holes in a workpiece comprising: providing an adjustable holding device having a base and a removable guide, wherein more than two guide channels are angularly disposed within the guide; placing the adjustable holding device on a planar surface; drilling a first hole in the workpiece with a stepped drill bit having a depth collar, the workpiece clamped to the adjustable holding device with a clamp, the clamp attached to the base; and drilling a second hole in the workpiece, wherein the first and second holes are both substantially perpendicular to the edge of the workpiece.

6481937, Nov 19, 2002

Aug 23, 2000

09/644609

Craig A. Sommerfeld - Kelley IA
Todd Sommerfeld - Ankeny IA

Craig A. Sommerfield - Kelley IA

B23B 4514

408115R, 408 72 R, 408103

An adjustable holding device comprising a base and a guide removably secured to the base is disclosed. In one embodiment, more than two guide channels are angularly disposed within the guide to guide a drill bit, wherein the more than two guide channels provide multiple two-hole drilling combinations. In another embodiment, a step block is used to elevate the workpiece, thus allowing thinner workpieces to be accurately drilled. In yet another embodiment, a riser block is used to elevate and move the guide laterally backwards to allow thicker workpieces to be accurately drilled. In yet another embodiment, support wings can be used not only to support a large workpiece, but can also be used as a pre-drill guide for depth collar positioning along a drill bit.

4955766, Sep 11, 1990

Nov 6, 1989

7/432157

Craig A. Sommerfeld - Kelley IA

B23B 4728

408 87

A holding fixture for drilling pocket joints with a stepped drill bit. The fixture includes an L-shaped body member having a guide leg that carries an angularly disposed drill guide channel and a clamp leg that supports a clamping mechanism for securing a wooden workpiece flush against the planar surface of the guide leg. The drill guide channel has an upper stop flange and a lower end that terminates flush with the planar surface of the guide leg at a point spaced above the junction of the guide leg and the clamp leg. The stepped drill bit is secured in the chuck of a portable drill and an adjustable stop collar is positioned on the bit. The stop collar engages the stop flange so that the end of the bit is prevented from contacting the surface of the clamp leg. The wooden workpiece is secured flush to the planar surface of the guide leg by the clamp and the pocket and pilot hole are drilled.

7641424, Jan 5, 2010

Aug 24, 2005

11/210588

Craig A. Sommerfeld - Kelley IA, US
Scott L. Clark - Boone IA, US

Allen IP, Incorporated - Huxley IA

B23B 47/28

408103, 408197, 408 99

A non-pneumatic clamp and drilling system with a cabinet having a work surface with a drill bit opening. A fence rests on the work surface to guide a side surface of a workpiece. A clamp is secured to the cabinet. The clamp includes clamp pad positioned above the work surface. A drill with a collet is movably secured to the cabinet beneath and at an acute angle to the work surface. The collet can hold a drill bit such that the longitudinal axis of the drill bit is parallel to the acute angle. A handle is operatively coupled to the clamp and the drill to simultaneously move the drill collet along the longitudinal axis and move the clamp pad. By manually moving the handle, the workpiece can be secured by the clamp pad and fence when the drill collet moves toward the drill bit opening in the work surface.

7641425, Jan 5, 2010

Apr 12, 2005

11/104276

Craig A. Sommerfeld - Kelley IA, US
Scott L. Clark - Boone IA, US

Allen IP, Incorporated - Huxley IA

B23B 47/28

408115R, 408 67, 408103, 269224

Adjustable holding systems may include a fixed or portable base with a base opening and clamp assembly. The base opening is defined by a back surface, two side surfaces, and a partial front surface. A guide assembly may be movable within the base opening when the clamp assembly is in a clamped position. The guide assembly is interlocked with the base and is securable within the base opening such that the guide assembly has infinite adjustability within the base opening. The clamp assembly may include a spring operatively coupled to the clamp follower to accommodate variations in workpiece thickness when the clamp follower is in a clamped position. Both the base and guide assembly may have an exit hole adapted to allow waste material generated during drilling to exit a drilling area. The exit hole in the base also may be adapted to serve as a chip breaker.

7811033, Oct 12, 2010

May 22, 2008

12/125656

Craig A. Sommerfeld - Kelley IA, US
Scott L. Clark - Boone IA, US

Allen IP, Incorporated - Huxley IA

B23B 47/28

408 9, 408103, 408197, D8306

A non-pneumatic system for use with a workpiece is described. A clamp assembly having a clamp pad is secured to the cabinet. An electrically operated tool is movably secured to the cabinet. The tool has a remote switch which when activated in turn activates the tool. A lever (e. g. , a handle) is operatively coupled to the clamp assembly and the tool. When the lever is manually moved, the remote switch is activated and the clamp pad moves towards the work surface. Preferably, the tool also moves towards the work surface opening by manually moving the lever. For example, the tool utilized in this non-pneumatic system may be a drill or saw.

8231313, Jul 31, 2012

Nov 29, 2007

11/947722

Craig A Sommerfeld - Kelley IA, US
Scott L Clark - Boone IA, US

Allen IP, Incorporated - Huxley IA

B23B 47/28

408115R, 408 67, 408103

Adjustable holding systems, as well as methods of using, may include a fixed base adapted for use on a work surface, the fixed base having a rear actuated clamp assembly secured thereto. Other systems and methods may include one or more bases adapted for use on a work surface; and a guide assembly removably securable to the one or more bases, wherein the guide assembly provides infinite vertical adjustability which can be retained without clamping. Yet other systems and methods may include a portable base securable to a work surface, the portable base having a portable base opening.

5676500, Oct 14, 1997

Dec 26, 1995

8/578216

Craig A. Sommerfeld - Kelley IA

B23B 4900

408103

A fixture including a clamp having a pair of opposing clamp members, one clamp member being releasably secured to a guide. In the preferred embodiment, one of the clamp members includes a circular disc that matingly engages a pocket formed in the guide. The clamp is releasably secured to the guide by a movable retainer that extends to engage and retain the circular disc when it is received in the pocket. When the retainer is moved out of engagement with the circular disc, the clamp may be removed from the pocket and used in other applications requiring a clamp.