Patents by Inventor David J. Kastberg

David J. Kastberg 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).

  • Patent number: 7103984
    Abstract: An anchor bolt setting template is used to position an anchor bolt in a wall for attachment of a first plate or a second plate to the wall. The first and second plates having different dimensions from each other. The template includes a rigid washer plate having first and second ends and defining a longitudinal axis extending between the first and second ends. An opening is formed in the washer plate lying along the longitudinal axis. The opening is non-equidistant between the first and second ends and defines a first distance between the opening and the first end and a second distance between the opening and the second end. The first distance is established to position the anchor bolt in the wall to properly position the first plate for attachment to the wall, and the second distance is established to position the anchor bolt in the wall to properly position the second plate for attachment to the wall. The template can include a sleeve frangibly connected to the plate for receiving the bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Inventor: David J. Kastberg
  • Patent number: 5638990
    Abstract: A container for viscous fluids or materials, such as wall patching compound includes a hollow, flexible, tubular body having a spreading knife mounted to an end thereof. The container includes a nozzle on an opposite end of the tubular body through which the contents of the container are expelled. The container may include a cap on the end of the body at the nozzle for covering the nozzle. The cap may be hinged to the container to permit "one-handed" use of the container to, for example, open the container, expel or squeeze out the material in the container, close the container, and spread the material over an associated surface, such as a wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1997
    Inventor: David J. Kastberg
  • Patent number: D373722
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1996
    Inventor: David J. Kastberg