Patents by Inventor Fred Philip Ritchie

Fred Philip Ritchie 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: 5988382
    Abstract: A screwdriver holder or carrier includes two series of parallel troughs arrayed sequentially and in alternating rows with a handle support wall separating the troughs. The blades fit through a double molded wall construction with a foam insert held therein. The foam insert, in at least in part, frictionally engages the screwdriver blades to hold them in the carrier. The assembly further includes a blade guard at one end and a handle at its opposite end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Waterloo Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Philip Ritchie, David Allen Trower
  • Patent number: 5988658
    Abstract: A carrier for a work box or tub includes a support ring made from opposed connected braces with telescopic handle attached at one end and wheels attached at the opposite end of the support ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Waterloo Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Philip Ritchie, Gregory Jon Holcomb, David Allen Trower
  • Patent number: 5882097
    Abstract: A tool box includes a bin section for receipt of tools, trays and removable containers or compartments. A hinged lid fits onto the bin portion of the tool box and is designed to retain the various containers and trays in position when closed. The area of the lid is enclosed within the profile of the base of the bin to facilitate sitting and standing thereon and to increase stability of the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Waterloo Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Frederick Kohagen, Fred Philip Ritchie, Deonna Jene Fritz
  • Patent number: 5799789
    Abstract: A container for sockets is fabricated from molded plastic components including opposed sections or segments forming a case with a circular through passage that accepts or retains a socket storage wheel. A rotatable cover fits over the socket storage wheel immediate a molded handle and a molded storage pocket. The cover interacts with a hinged lid associated with an auxiliary storage pocket. Sockets may be stored on pegs positioned on the storage wheels and ratchets, extensions and other tool items may be retained within the auxiliary storage pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Waterloo Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Philip Ritchie, David Allen Trower
  • Patent number: D403860
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Waterloo Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Philip Ritchie, David Allen Trower
  • Patent number: D411351
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1999
    Assignee: Waterloo Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Frederick Kohagen, Fred Philip Ritchie, Deonna Jene Fritz