Patents by Inventor Gregg Eugene Weeks

Gregg Eugene Weeks 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).

  • Manually operated wire twisting and tying tool and method of twisting and tying the wires together
    Patent number: 6668870
    Abstract: A manually-operated baling wire twisting and tying tool, and a method of twisting and together the wires together, comprises a first handle having a first wire-twisting implement mounted therein, and a second handle having a second wire-twisting implement mounted therein. An axially oriented slot is effectively defined within the tool throughout substantially the entire axial extent thereof for accommodating the wires, and when the first and second handles, having the first and second wire-twisting implements disposed therein, are rotated with respect to each other, the wires are twisted and tied together. A visually indicating mechanism is also provided upon the tool for indicating to the operator when a predetermined number of twists have been imparted to the wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Eugene C. Rossum, Gerald L. Johnson, Gregg Eugene Weeks, Brady L. Mork
  • Manually operated wire twisting and tying tool and method of twisting and tying the wires together
    Publication number: 20030213526
    Abstract: A manually-operated baling wire twisting and tying tool, and a method of twisting and together the wires together, comprises a first handle having a first wire-twisting implement mounted therein, and a second handle having a second wire-twisting implement mounted therein. An axially oriented slot is effectively defined within the tool throughout substantially the entire axial extent thereof for accommodating the wires, and when the first and second handles, having the first and second wire-twisting implements disposed therein, are rotated with respect to each other, the wires are twisted and tied together. A visually indicating mechanism is also provided upon the tool for indicating to the operator when a predetermined number of twists have been imparted to the wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Eugene C. Rossum, Gerald L. Johnson, Gregg Eugene Weeks, Brady L. Mork