Patents by Inventor Alan J. Painter

Alan J. Painter 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).

  • High powered rescue tool
    Patent number: 5622353
    Abstract: A rescue tool comprising a housing, a pair of spreader arms each including a working portion and a driven portion and a pivot point therebetween, wherein the driven portion of each spreader arm contains an arced portion which touches the arced portion of the other spreader arm, a pair of links having first and second ends, a drive means reciprocally moveable between retracted and extended positions along an axis of movement, a first pivotal coupling means for coupling the driven portion of the spreader arm to the first end of the associated links, a second pivotal coupling means for coupling the second end of the associated links to the drive means, a third pivotal coupling means for coupling the spreader arm pivot point to the housing, the second coupling means being located between the first pivotal coupling means and the working portion when measured along the axis of movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Assignee: Amkus, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan J. Painter, Patrick J. Slepekis