Patents Assigned to ECM Industries, LLC
  • Patent number: 11590548
    Abstract: An assembly for bending a conduit and a portable conduit bender. The assembly may generally include a portable bender including a base having a base surface supportable on a work surface, a housing supported by the base and defining a housing axis, the housing including a handle engageable by an operator to carry the bender, and a shoe supported by the housing for pivoting movement about the housing axis, the shoe defining a channel for supporting a conduit to be bent; and a pipe threader removably supported by the housing, the threader being operable to pivotably drive the shoe relative to the housing to bend the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: ECM Industries, LLC
    Inventor: Matthew W. Sweeney
  • Patent number: 11251590
    Abstract: A cable snake and a method of assembling a cable snake. The cable snake may include a housing assembly defining a cavity; an actuator rotatably supported by the housing; and a tape operable to be wound into and unwound out of the cavity, the tape applying an unwinding force. A force may be applied to the actuator and the housing assembly, the force resisting the unwinding force. A retainer assembly may be provided between and integral with the actuator and the tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: ECM Industries, LLC
    Inventor: Matthew W. Sweeney
  • Patent number: 10882163
    Abstract: A locknut wrench and method. The wrench may include a handle extending along an axis and having opposite sides; a first hook portion at one end of the handle, the first hook portion extending from the axis to a first hook member about a first angle, the first hook member being selectively engageable with a tab of a locknut; and a second hook portion at an opposite end of the handle, the second hook portion extending from the axis to a second hook member about a second angle different than the first angle, the second hook member being selectively engageable with a tab of a locknut, the second hook portion including a tooth positioned on a side of the handle opposite the second hook member, the tooth extending from the axis to an end about a third angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: ECM Industries, LLC
    Inventor: Matthew W. Sweeney
  • Patent number: D869306
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: ECM Industries, LLC
    Inventor: Daryl C. Brockman
  • Patent number: D885697
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: ECM Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Daryl C. Brockman, Andrew J. Janetski
  • Patent number: D913762
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: ECM Industries, LLC
    Inventor: Matthew W. Sweeney