Patents by Inventor Wyndham Payne

Wyndham Payne 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).

  • Adjustable socket wrench
    Patent number: 5918511
    Abstract: The present invention provides an adjustable socket for a socket wrench. In a preferred embodiment, the adjustable socket comprises a base plate and a collar plate rotatably attached to the base plate. The collar plate has a central opening formed by a plurality of internal sidewalls and there are movably positioned inside the central opening a plurality of gripping members. Each of the gripping members has a contacting surface which cumulatively define a gripping region. Furthermore, each of the gripping members is connected to the base plate and has a first end adapted to engage one of the internal sidewalls such that relative rotation of the base plate and the collar plate adjusts the gripping region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
    Inventors: Mehdy Sabbaghian, Bryan Hivnor, Gerard Soignet, Brian Mayeaux, Wyndham Payne