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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8091454 | Jewelry tool A jewelry tool is disclosed for engaging a body jewelry. The jewelry tool comprises a tubular body having an interior chamber. A tubular core extends between a major end and a minor end. The tubular core is made of a deformable polymeric material. The tubular core i... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7966913 | Hand tool A hand tool device is provided that stops the user from banging knuckles/hands into other nearby structures. The hand tool, for instance a wrench, includes a knuckle-protecting wrench handle, a wrench jaw, and a throat positioned between and integrated with the knuc... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7637183 | Method of using adjustable pivotal wrench In one embodiment, a specialty wrench has a handle that is movable from a first position where the wrench acts as a conventional pipe or Stillson wrench and a second position where the handle is inclined, perhaps as much as 90°. The wrench can be used to start rota... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7387049 | Animal water feeding bottle cap handling system An economical system and method for eliminating manual operations in smaller scale animal feeding water bottle management is provided. A hand held cap removal tool captures the perimeter of the water bottle cap for automatic capping or decapping. Provisions for susp... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7340979 | Oil filter remover An oil filter remover comprising a sleeve, having an interior surface, an exterior surface, an open end and a closed end with indentations on the interior surface, and a reservoir. The oil filter is slid into the oil filter remover and the oil filter is unscrewed, t... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7278341 | Structural bolt security apparatus A structural bolt security apparatus includes a security nut forming a threaded central hole for a bolt; the security nut has a groove in an upper surface and/or a side surface. At least one groove is at least partially separated from the threaded central hole by th... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7257888 | Connector removal tool A tool for engaging a telecommunications connector within a slot so that a releasable latch of the connector is released by the tool. The tool may be used to remove a telecommunications connector from a mating opening of a receptacle or may be used to insert a conne... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7241385 | Oil filter canister removal tool An oil filter canister removal tool comprising a cup-shaped plastic body long enough to receive the filter therein and of sufficient diameter as to provide radial clearance between the filter canister and the top rim of the body. A snug fit can be provided by integr... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7198445 | Washer with crush zone A conical washer having a crush zone wherein the inner annular projection comprises a top and bottom elevation where the top elevation lies at an approximately 100 to 165 degree angle to the inner annular wall of the washer and the bottom elevation is substantially ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7188554 | Medical fastener and tool A drive system for a surgical fastener is composed of a drive tool with a drive tip that mates closely with the recess formed in the head of a threaded fastener. The surgical fastener has a head with a quadrilobe fitting therein which closely mates with the quardilo... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185563 | Impact driver and fastener removal device A fastener impact driver device includes a fastener engagement member having a plurality of projections disposed about a lower portion that engages a corresponding peripheral portion of a fastener. The device further includes a positioning member having an upper por... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7168347 | Wrench opening A wrench is cooperated with a fastener. The fastener has a plurality of surfaces jointed with each other at respective corners of the fastener. The wrench has a driving cylindrical member including an enclosed opening formed therein and having six corner spaces and ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7149401 | Optical fiber connector disassembling tool A disassembling tool includes a holding block having a housing portion for accommodating a plug connector, a slide block, and a handling part for sliding the slide block. The plug connector comprises an outer member and a plug frame and is accommodated in the housin... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7127969 | Anti-rolling socket An anti-rolling socket. One end of the socket is formed with a fitting hole for fitting on a threaded member. An annular rib with a certain angle of arch is formed on a circumference of the socket to form a maximum outer diameter of the socket. A distance from a fir... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7127970 | Tool for tightening and loosening a wing nut or wing screw that secures a motor vehicle wheel A tool for tightening and loosening a wing nut having several wings that secures a motor vehicle wheel includes has a base element with three detachably attached contact bodies for the individual wings. The bodies serve to transfer the torque needed for tightening a... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7107878 | Tool with integral fluid reservoir for handling oil and fuel filters A tool for oil and fuel filters includes a generally cylindrical body having an open upper and a closed lower end. The body includes an interior chamber having a plurality of tapered radial projections that extend longitudinally within the interior chamber. The proj... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104167 | Screw guides and cartridges A screw alignment device for assisting engagement of a screw driving tool during a fastening operation with a screw of the type having a shank disposed between a head end and a front end, the screw tool being of the type having a shaft with a gripping formation at o... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7096758 | Tool for removing automobile gas cap and for holding gas-filling nozzle open A tool for removing a gas cap from the gas-receiving tube of a vehicle. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7069824 | Leverage handle A leverage handle tool includes a handle and a seat block. In use, a slot in the seat block is located upon a handle such as a vice handle, and the tool is pulled toward the handle end. As the tool is pulled toward the handle end the slot grips the handle due to the... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7051624 | Security nut, bolt and screw A security screw fastener, e.g. a nut or bolt having a head (3) around which is a curved exterior surface (5) which is at least partially conical or dome-shaped on which several left-handed and right-handed grooves (12, 13) are formed which are ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044031 | Fastener driving tool The present invention is directed to an improved tool for driving a threaded fastener, such as a hex-headed sheet metal screw. The driving socket is adapted with an counter-bore in the region of the face of driving end of the socket, sufficient to receive therein th... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7007573 | Impact driver and fastener removal device A fastener impact driver device 10 includes a fastener engagement member 12 having a plurality of projections 14 disposed about a lower portion 16 that engages a corresponding peripheral portion 18 of a fastener 20. The devi... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6968757 | Installation tool for plastic coated pipe A tool and method for joining together two sections of plastic coated rigid metal pipe without applying pressure to the plastic coating to avoid damage thereto. The tool has a tubular body with an internally threaded open end which is loosely threaded onto one end o... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6911032 | Apparatus and method for compressing body tissue A system and method for delivering a surgical clip to a surgical site within a patient's body to compress body tissue is disclosed. In one embodiment for the system of the present invention, the system includes an endoscopic device that has an endoscope cap disposed... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6868761 | Breakaway torque wrench The breakaway torque wrench generally includes a handle portion and an arcuate engagement portion. The arcuate engagement portion further includes at least one engagement tooth portion proximate one end of the arcuate engagement portion for secureable releasable eng... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6843153 | Security screw The present invention relates generally to a security screw (1) having threaded shank portion (2) and head portion (3). The head-portion (3) is characterized by having a circular profile with a cylindrical peripheral wall (4) and a... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6729208 | Tool for removing fasteners A tool for removing threaded members, such as fasteners, damaged by corrosion or mechanical stress. The tool includes a first end and a second end opposite the first end. A generally annular body extends between the first and second ends and includes an inner wall. ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6598499 | Universal setting tool for adhesively bonded rebar and threaded rod anchors A universal setting tool comprises a collet housing for mounting within a chuck mechanism of a rotary drive tool. An axially oriented bore extends into the interior of the collet housing, and a radially expansible and contractible coil spring is disposed ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6536309 | Bolt and nut remover tool set A bolt and stud removal tool as well as a set thereof includes a body member with a throughbore having a stud engaging end and a shard receiving end. A plurality of uniformly and substantially identical teeth are defined on the inside of the throughbore a... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6460432 | Shower arm installation tool A tool for installing a first end of a bent tubular shower arm into a female threaded receiver is disclosed. The tool comprises a shaft having a diameter sized to fit within the shower arm through a second end thereof. The shaft is preferably bent at an a... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6401573 | Multipurpose tool for gripping cylindrical objects A tool to grip the outer periphery of an object being adaptable, for example, to remove a collar locked to the threaded shaft of a frangible fastener or operate as a drill stop. The tool includes an outer cylinder having a threaded portion and an inner cy... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6267025 | Broken pedicle screw extractor A tool for extracting broken or otherwise damaged screws from bone or wood includes an elongated shaft having a tool engaging head on an upper end to allow rotational force to be applied. The other end includes an opening which includes tapered cutting th... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6253648 | Diesel engine injection pump timing tool A diesel engine injection pump timing tool having two components, a first tubular cylindrical component (1) being internally threaded on one half for attachment to the fuel injection pump and externally threaded on the other half with a square drive wrenc... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6237446 | Wrench adapter assembly A wrench adapter assembly is provided that can adapt a conventional manual or power wrench to be used to grasp and rotate a smooth-surfaced cylindrical object. The wrench adapter assembly includes of a pivoting hook, a biasing means for the hook, a wrench... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6227078 | Engine oil filter socket wrench with built-in spillage cup An engine oil filter socket wrench with built-in spillage cup contains the oil that normally spills out when an oil filter is removed from an engine. The device consists of a smaller first cylinder for gripping an oil filter base and a larger second cylin... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6170364 | Soft golf spike utility tool A golf shoe spike tool used for installing or removing golf spikes made of polyurethane or similar material. The tool has a handle, a head and shaft between the head and handle. The head has a plurality of teeth with engage a spike. Through rotational for... | 01/09/2001 |
| 5931064 | Cable insertion tool An insertion tool for inserting a multi-strand twisted cable into a blind mine tunnel roof bore hole includes a drive mechanism on one end thereof for fitting into a conventional bolting machine, and a socket on the opposite end thereof for receiving ther... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5924342 | Oil filter wrench An oil filter wrench for easily unscrew an oil filter from a vehicle or machinery includes a hollow wrench body which has a receiving opening provided at a top end thereof, an inner round base wall provided above a bottom end thereof, and a supporting bas... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5737981 | Removal device for threaded connecting devices A removal device adapted for the removal of difficult to remove threaded connecting devices threaded in a first direction. The device includes a body having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end includes an opening which extends toward the s... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5692416 | Shower head supply pipe tool A tool is disclosed which is useful to install and remove bent decorative supply pipes such as are exposed between a water service pipe within a wall and a shower dead. The tool has a cylindrical head which is inserted in one end of the supply pipe, a hil... | 12/02/1997 |
