Patents Assigned to Ballast Tools, Inc.
  • Tamping tool
    Patent number: 7726246
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a tamping tool comprising a shank and a blade, with the blade having various arrangements of wear-resistant material affixed to the face of the blade by means of brazing, soldering, gluing or other method. Additionally, some arrangements of the tamping tool have a wear-resistant tip inserted into a groove in the end of the blade. The tamping tool of the present invention reduces wear, providing an increased life and increasing the time intervals at which it becomes necessary to replace the tamping tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Ballast Tools, Inc.
    Inventor: Edward Williams
  • Tamping tool
    Patent number: 7325496
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a tamping tool comprising a shank and a blade, with the blade having various arrangements of wear-resistant material affixed to the face of the blade by means of brazing, soldering, gluing or other method. Additionally, some arrangements of the tamping tool have a wear-resistant tip inserted into a groove in the end of the blade. The tamping tool of the present invention reduces wear, providing an increased life and increasing the time intervals at which it becomes necessary to replace the tamping tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Ballast Tools, Inc.
    Inventor: Edward Williams
  • Tamping tool
    Publication number: 20060169166
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a tamping tool comprising a shank and a blade, with the blade having various arrangements of wear-resistant material affixed to the face of the blade by means of brazing, soldering, gluing or other method. Additionally, some arrangements of the tamping tool have a wear-resistant tip inserted into a groove in the end of the blade. The tamping tool of the present invention reduces wear, providing an increased life and increasing the time intervals at which it becomes necessary to replace the tamping tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Applicant: Ballast Tools, Inc.
    Inventor: Edward Williams
  • Tamping tool
    Publication number: 20060169167
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a tamping tool comprising a shank and a blade, with the blade having various arrangements of wear-resistant material affixed to the face of the blade by means of brazing, soldering, gluing or other method. Additionally, some arrangements of the tamping tool have a wear-resistant tip inserted into a groove in the end of the blade. The tamping tool of the present invention reduces wear, providing an increased life and increasing the time intervals at which it becomes necessary to replace the tamping tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Applicant: Ballast Tools, Inc.
    Inventor: Edward Williams
  • Tamping tool
    Patent number: 7013812
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a tamping tool comprising a shank and a blade, with the blade having various arrangements of wear-resistant material affixed to the face of the blade by means of brazing, soldering, gluing or other method. Additionally, some arrangements of the tamping tool have a wear-resistant tip inserted into a groove in the end of the blade. The tamping tool of the present invention reduces wear, providing an increased life and increasing the time intervals at which it becomes necessary to replace the tamping tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Ballast Tools, Inc.
    Inventor: Edward Williams
  • Tamping tool
    Publication number: 20050109235
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a tamping tool comprising a shank and a blade, with the blade having various arrangements of wear-resistant material affixed to the face of the blade by means of brazing, soldering, gluing or other method. Additionally, some arrangements of the tamping tool have a wear-resistant tip inserted into a groove in the end of the blade. The tamping tool of the present invention reduces wear, providing an increased life and increasing the time intervals at which it becomes necessary to replace the tamping tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Applicant: Ballast Tools, Inc.
    Inventor: Edward Williams