Patents by Inventor Hal Hardinge

Hal Hardinge 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).

  • Multi-function tool with locking pliers
    Patent number: 7908944
    Abstract: One embodiment of the invention relates to a locking pliers. The locking pliers include a pair of handles and a pair of interconnected jaws coupled to the handles. The jaws are movable between a retracted position within the handles and an extended position extending from the handles. The jaws are slidably coupled to the handles and configured to slide between the retracted position and the extended position without opening the handles. When the jaws are in the extended position, the jaws have an unclamped configuration in which the jaws are adjustable by a user to permit the jaws to lock onto objects of various sizes and clamped configuration in which the jaws are releasably locked onto an object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: John Nason, Hal Hardinge, Edward M. Wallace
  • MULTI-FUNCTION TOOL WITH LOCKING PLIERS
    Publication number: 20100122420
    Abstract: One embodiment of the invention relates to a locking pliers. The locking pliers include a pair of handles and a pair of interconnected jaws coupled to the handles. The jaws are movable between a retracted position within the handles and an extended position extending from the handles. The jaws are slidably coupled to the handles and configured to slide between the retracted position and the extended position without opening the handles. When the jaws are in the extended position, the jaws have an unclamped configuration in which the jaws are adjustable by a user to permit the jaws to lock onto objects of various sizes and clamped configuration in which the jaws are releasably locked onto an object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Inventors: John Nason, Hal Hardinge, Edward M. Wallace
  • Axe blade
    Patent number: D595554
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Hal Hardinge, John Nason, Juan Cagampang
  • Hand tool
    Patent number: D600527
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Nyssen, Juan H. Cagampang, Hal Hardinge
  • Hand tool
    Patent number: D600528
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Nyssen, Juan H. Cagampang, Hal Hardinge
  • Handle for a multi-function tool
    Patent number: D623038
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Darrin Seeds, Hal Hardinge
  • Handle for a multi-function tool
    Patent number: D623039
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Darrin Seeds, John Nason, Hal Hardinge
  • Handle for a multi-function tool
    Patent number: D630080
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Darrin Seeds, John Nason, Hal Hardinge