Patents Represented by Attorney Andrew W. Ludy
  • Patent number: 5887709
    Abstract: A beverage mug and beverage can holder has slots to accommodate the handles of two mugs, which are nested together with the handles adjacent so as to conserve space. Mugs are supported by the top edges of gussets spaced around the inside bottom. Cans, smaller in diameter than mugs, are retained between the gussets. Cans with foam liners are supported by the gussets. For marine use, the holder will drain liquids to a collection point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Inventor: David M. Thompson
  • Patent number: 5590575
    Abstract: A lever handle, for a rotary hand tool such as a screwdriver, increases the operating torque of the tool to free a stuck fastener, and includes a generally U-shaped lever member pivotally mounted near the end of the handle, the lever member pivoting from a closed position alongside the handle wherein the tool will be rotated freely and quickly, and wherein a detent releasably holds the lever member in the closed position, to an open position projecting outward from the handle wherein the tool will be operated with increased torque to turn a rotary fastener, with either hand or with both hands, the handle including tapered slots to resiliently expand the lever member for assembly onto the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Inventor: Andrew W. Ludy
  • Patent number: 5276943
    Abstract: A handle for a paint can suspends the can securely from a ladder rung in a stationary mode in either an upright position with the can full of paint and the bottom resting upon an adjacent lower rung, or in an inclined position for easier access with the can partially full and the front wall resting against an adjacent lower rung, and includes a transverse hand grip member connected between two side supporting members having elongated vertical elements, straight horizontal elements, and dependent vertical elements, forming a hook structure to engage the ladder rung, and being pivotally attached to the can so that the handle may be folded against the can for storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1994
    Inventor: Andrew W. Ludy
  • Patent number: D390083
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Inventor: Andrew W. Ludy