Patents by Inventor Aldan J. Petrie

Aldan J. Petrie 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).

  • Patent number: 6341423
    Abstract: A multi-purpose tool including a plurality of tools useful to have available in an automobile, such as a flashlight, a tire pressure gauge, a scraper, and a fuse puller. The scraper preferably is pivotably mounted to a handle of the multi-purpose tool in a manner which permits the scraper to be positioned substantially perpendicular to the tool handles to permit scraping force to be applied to the scraper in an efficient manner. The multi-purpose tool preferably also includes a tool with pivotable jaws, such as a pair of foldable pliers, as well as a variety of pivotably mounted tools such as a cutting blade, a screwdriver, and a cap lifter. The tool preferably has two handles, each handle having storage channels for the tools coupled thereto. The tool jaws are pivotably mounted to the handles for selective movement between a storage position in the handles and a working position in which the jaws work together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Swiss Army Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: John Merrick Taggart, A. Jeffrey Turner, Edward S. Richardson, Daniel J. Nelson, Stephen E. Lanc, Marc S. Harrison, Michael C. Pereira, Aldan J. Petrie