Patents by Inventor Alan J. Ness

Alan J. Ness 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).

  • Taping knife handle
    Patent number: 5615445
    Abstract: A taping knife which includes a blade with an elongated handle secured to the blade. The plastic handle includes a durable inner member and a grippable outer core. The hollow inner member is formed from adjoining member halves which have an inner structural support network of ribs. The handle component parts sealably interlock and are secured together upon formation of the outer grippable core whose material flows into certain ribbed network compartments and secures the interlocking parts together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Assignee: Marshalltown Trowel Company
    Inventors: Curtis D. Kelsay, Alan J. Ness