Patents by Inventor Ronald A. Wenzel, JR.

Ronald A. Wenzel, JR. 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).

  • Flexible threading system
    Patent number: 8434390
    Abstract: A wrench has a socket defined by a plurality of flat faces and a handle. A first threading tool is provided having a shape and dimension to fit into the socket. An adapter that retains a second threading tool includes a connector having the same shape and the dimension as the first threading tool that fits into the socket. A retaining member is rotatably mounted to the body for movement between a first position and a second position for locking the adapter and the die in the socket. The retaining member has a second plurality of flat faces defining an opening where the second plurality of faces are coextensive with the faces of the socket when the retaining member is in the first position and are offset from the faces of the socket when the retaining member is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Irwin Industrial Tool Company
    Inventors: Brandon Seth Cross, Matthew Steven Larson, Derek James Nash, James Joseph Uttley, Ronald A. Wenzel, Jr.
  • FLEXIBLE THREADING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090308209
    Abstract: A wrench has a socket defined by a plurality of flat faces and a handle. A first threading tool is provided having a shape and dimension to fit into the socket. An adapter that retains a second threading tool includes a connector having the same shape and the dimension as the first threading tool that fits into the socket. A retaining member is rotatably mounted to the body for movement between a first position and a second position for locking the adapter and the die in the socket. The retaining member has a second plurality of flat faces defining an opening where the second plurality of faces are coextensive with the faces of the socket when the retaining member is in the first position and are offset from the faces of the socket when the retaining member is in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOL COMPANY
    Inventors: Brandon Seth Cross, Matthew Steven Larson, Derek James Nash, James Joseph Uttley, Ronald A. Wenzel, JR.