Patents by Inventor Joseph E. Bertino

Joseph E. Bertino 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: 4732029
    Abstract: An accident rescue tool adapted for use in aiding removal of an occupant from a wrecked vehicle which has been badly damaged, or is in a position rendering use of known rescue tools difficult, the tool of the present invention preferably being so designed and operable for conjunctive use with known rescue tools which comprise coactive pivotal arms contactible with components of a wrecked vehicle and having activating means to apply forces to the arms for movement and relative displacement of portions of the vehicle to facilitate access to, and removal of, trapped and/or injured occupants of the vehicle, the present tool more specifically is operable for removing and bending a vehicle steering column to permit removal of a vehicle accident victim in a minimum time interval, the tool which can also be referred to as a rescue roller, consisting of telescopic arms, a roller on a free end of one arm and a fixed roller on the free end of the other arm, the bar combination being rigid in use, adapted for placement i
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1988
    Inventor: Joseph E. Bertino