Patents by Inventor Earl J. Reilly, Jr.

Earl J. Reilly, Jr. 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).

  • Caster wheel assembly with flexing plate
    Patent number: 6324724
    Abstract: The caster wheel assembly includes a top plate with downwardly extending walls which terminate in bottom flanges to support the frame of a heavy cabinet. The caster wheel assembly further includes side flanges with eyelets through which screws or bolts pass to threaded apertures in the frame of the heavy cabinet. The top plate is configured to bend elastically and then inelastically in response to a force on the caster wheels, thereby reducing the force transmitted to the cabinet frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Earl J. Reilly, Jr.
  • Hook buckle device
    Patent number: D666525
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Anderson, Earl J. Reilly, Jr.