Patents by Inventor Ryan W. O'Nell

Ryan W. O'Nell 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: 7341172
    Abstract: An adjustable depth of drive assembly for use with a fastener driving tool includes a workpiece contact element having a contact end and an adjustment end, a rotatable adjustment member configured for being securable to the tool and being displaceable between an adjusting position in which the workpiece contact element is movable relative to the tool and a locked position wherein the adjustment end is non-movable relative to the tool, and at least one locking detent being reciprocally engaged and disengaged from at least one locating hole by manually overcoming a spring bias to displace the rotatable member from said locked position to said adjustment position for securing said adjustment end in a selected locked position relative to said housing without the use of tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen P. Moore, James L. Kuhnwald, Ryan W. O'Nell
  • Patent number: 6176665
    Abstract: A threaded fastener having a threaded shaft with a head disposed on a portion thereof and a deflectable flange protruding outwardly from the shaft at or near the head. The deflectable flange has a generally concave surface facing toward a leading end of the fastener shaft. A protuberance is disposed on the shaft and spaced apart axially from the generally concave surface of the deflectable flange to limit compression of a fixture clamped between the fastener head and a work surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank A. Bondarowicz, Ryan W. O'Nell, James D. Jones, William G. Stlaske, Amy L. Williams