Patents by Inventor Barry Howard Lee

Barry Howard Lee 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).

  • Quick-release arrangement
    Patent number: 8499986
    Abstract: A quick-release arrangement for a hand-held device (30) comprising a belt clip (10) and an engagement element (20), wherein the belt clip is adapted to fit on a user's belt or waistband, the engagement element is attachable to a hand-held device, and the belt clip has a retaining portion (17, 18) shaped to slidably accept the engagement element to a limit point and to form an interference fit with the engagement element at said limit point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Hultafors Group AB
    Inventors: Jonathan Arnold Manley Knight, Barry Howard Lee
  • Tape measures
    Patent number: 8020311
    Abstract: A tape measure having a winding drum or reel rotatably mounted on a support structure, and a measuring tape attached to the drum so as to be coilable thereon. The support structure comprises a handle that extends radially beyond an upper half of the coiled tape and a bottom edge portion that extends radially beyond a lower half of the coiled tape, the bottom edge portion comprising a hand grip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Fisco Tools Limited
    Inventors: Barry Howard Lee, Mike Elam, Michael John Levick
  • Tape measures
    Patent number: 7870679
    Abstract: A tape measure having a support structure and an elongate spike mountable on the support structure. The elongate spike is moveable relative to the support structure for mounting in any selected one of two or more positions relative to the support structure. The two positions can include a position can include a position for use and a storage position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Fisco Tools Limited
    Inventors: Barry Howard Lee, Mike Elam, Michael John Levick
  • Tape measure housing
    Patent number: 7726039
    Abstract: The invention provides a tape measure housing having resilient material located at its outersurface. The resilient material defines one or more gas-filled cavities, each of which is located on a line tangential to an outer wall of the housing between the outer wall of the housing and an outer wall of the resilient material. This provides improved shock protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Fisco Tools Limited
    Inventors: Barry Howard Lee, Michael John Levick
  • Tape Measures
    Publication number: 20090300931
    Abstract: A tape measure having a support structure and an elongate spike mountable on the support structure. The elongate spike is moveable relative to the support structure for mounting in any selected one of two or more positions relative to the support structure. The two positions can include a position can include a position for use and a storage position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: FISCO TOOLS LIMITED
    Inventors: Barry Howard Lee, Mike Elam, Michael John Levick
  • Tape measure end piece with slidable hook
    Patent number: 7627958
    Abstract: A measuring tape having a concave blade marked with a measuring scale on the concave surface, and an end hook having a hooking portion, wherein the end hook has a portion which partially covers and is attached to the convex side of the blade and is slidable between limit points with respect to the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Fisco Tools Limited
    Inventors: Hauke Philip Derek Tallon, Barry Howard Lee
  • Tape measures providing access to the spooled blade
    Patent number: 7584549
    Abstract: A tape measure having a case, in which is a spooled concave measuring blade, the blade being extendable from the case via an opening, the tape measure having a spring which acts to urge the blade back into its spooled configuration, and an end piece at the free end of the measuring blade, wherein the tape measure further comprises at least one aperture in the casing to allow direct access to the spooled blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Fisco Tools Limited
    Inventors: Barry Howard Lee, Michael John Levick, Stanley James Burton
  • Tape Measures
    Publication number: 20090217541
    Abstract: A tape measure having a winding drum or reel rotatably mounted on a support structure, and a measuring tape attached to the drum so as to be coilable thereon. The support structure comprises a handle that extends radially beyond an upper half of the coiled tape and a bottom edge portion that extends radially beyond a lower half of the coiled tape, the bottom edge portion comprising a hand grip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: FISCO TOOLS LIMITED
    Inventors: Barry Howard Lee, Mike Elam, Michael John Levick
  • Tape measure housing
    Publication number: 20090044419
    Abstract: The invention provides a tape measure housing having resilient material located at its outersurface. The resilient material defines one or more gas-filled cavities, each of which is located on a line tangential to an outer wall of the housing between the outer wall of the housing and an outer wall of the resilient material. This provides improved shock protection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Barry Howard Lee, Michael John Levick
  • Measuring tape and measuring tape end piece
    Patent number: 7406778
    Abstract: A measuring tape end piece (10) is disclosed having a support portion (28) and a grip portion (32). The grip portion is moulded onto the support portion. The support portion provides a keying interface on which the support portion is moulded. The keying interface includes at least one concave formation such as a hole or channel to allow the grip portion to be firmly secured to the support portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Fisco Tools Limited
    Inventors: Barry Howard Lee, John Richard Fisher
  • Tape measures with impact protection
    Patent number: 7100300
    Abstract: A tape measure is disclosed which has a spooled measuring blade mounted via a rotatable connection within a casing (100). The tape measure has impact-protection components. These components may be resilient means (46, 60, 62, 82, 108) arranged between the spooled blade and the case, such as at the rotatable connection. Further impact-protection components are resilient pads (112, 114) which are molded into impact-vulnerable locations on the outer surface of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Fisco Tools Limited
    Inventors: Jonathan Arnold Manley Knight, Barry Howard Lee
  • Tape measure
    Patent number: D449546
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Fisco Tools Limited
    Inventor: Barry Howard Lee
  • Packaging
    Patent number: D519362
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: FISCO Tools Limited
    Inventors: Barry Howard Lee, Jonathan Arnold Manley Knight
  • Tape measure
    Patent number: D572613
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Fisco Tools Limited
    Inventors: Michael John Levick, Barry Howard Lee