Patents by Inventor Garry Dillon

Garry Dillon 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).

  • Positive pivot centers for adjustable tools
    Patent number: 8051749
    Abstract: There is disclosed herein an improved adjustable tool, such as a pair of pliers, having a first jaw portion and a second jaw portion, the first and second jaw portions being pivotably connected to one another by a pivot pin attached in any manner to one of the jaw portions and fitted within a channel defined within the other of the jaw portions. Preferably, the channel is formed by a plurality of pivot centers, including two non-adjacent terminal centers and at least one intermediate center, each center being connected to at least one other center by a slot to form a single pathway such that travel of the pivot pin between non-adjacent pivot centers requires travel through at least one intermediate pivot center, and the pivot pin has a positive tactile indication when properly seated in each pivot center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Snap-On Incorporated
    Inventors: Eric Gustafson, Glenn Kaufman, Garry Dillon
  • Positive pivot centers for adjustable tools
    Publication number: 20100031785
    Abstract: There is disclosed herein an improved adjustable tool, such as a pair of pliers, having a first jaw portion and a second jaw portion, the first and second jaw portions being pivotably connected to one another by a pivot pin attached in any manner to one of the jaw portions and fitted within a channel defined within the other of the jaw portions. Preferably, the channel is formed by a plurality of pivot centers, including two non-adjacent terminal centers and at least one intermediate center, each center being connected to at least one other center by a slot to form a single pathway such that travel of the pivot pin between non-adjacent pivot centers requires travel through at least one intermediate pivot center, and the pivot pin has a positive tactile indication when properly seated in each pivot center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Eric Gustafson, Glenn Kaufman, Garry Dillon