Patents by Inventor Chuck D. Mills

Chuck D. Mills 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).

  • Pocket tool with retractable jaws
    Patent number: 5212844
    Abstract: The present invention is a combination tool that includes a pair of retractable jaws capable of being moved into an exposed operating position by inertial force using a single hand. The tool includes a single compact unit with, on one end of the handles, pivoted jaws sliding into and out of the handles and, at the distal end of the handles, a selected group of pivotally attached tools that perform various functions. Each of these pivotally attached tools is housed within one of the handles when not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1993
    Assignee: Fiskars Oy Ab
    Inventors: George C. Sessions, Chuck D. Mills, Bradford J. Parrish, Douglas R. Hutchens
  • Pocket tool with retractable jaws
    Patent number: 5142721
    Abstract: The present invention is a combination tool that includes a pair of retractable jaws capable of being moved into an exposed operating position by inertial force using a single hand. The tool includes a single compact unit with, on one end of the handles, pivoted jaws sliding into and out of the handles and, at the distal end of the handles, a selected group of pivotally attached tools that perform various functions. Each of these pivotally attached tools is housed within one of the handles when not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1992
    Assignee: Fiskars OY AB
    Inventors: George C. Sessions, Chuck D. Mills, Bradford J. Parrish, Douglas R. Hutchens