Patents by Inventor Donald E. Galat

Donald E. Galat 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).

  • Nutrunner safety sleeve
    Patent number: 6619159
    Abstract: A right angle nutrunner accessory having a drive spindle adapted to be coupled to the end of a socket wrench. A tubular sleeve encloses the coupling between the accessory housing and the wrench to protect the user's hand from an injury-producing pinch point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Inventor: Donald E. Galat
  • Nutrunner safety sleeve
    Publication number: 20020162421
    Abstract: A right angle nutrunner accessory having a drive spindle adapted to be coupled to the end of a socket wrench. A tubular sleeve encloses the coupling between the accessory housing and the wrench to protect the user's hand from an injury-producing pinch point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventor: Donald E. Galat
  • Power-operated wrench extension apparatus
    Patent number: 6055887
    Abstract: A power-operated wrench can be equipped with a wrench extension for access to bolts or nuts that are otherwise inaccessible. The wrench extension includes an elongated tubular housing rigidly secured to the wrench power unit for rotatably supporting a wrench extension drive shaft in a vibration-free operating mode. The tubular housing keeps the rotating shaft from vibrating in spite of reactive forces exerted by the bolt or nut on the wrench socket attached to the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Inventor: Donald E. Galat
  • Offset geared nutrunner attachment for sealing weatherstripping on an elongated thin molding
    Patent number: 5940950
    Abstract: A crimping tool for progressively squeezing weatherstripping on an elongated thin molding such as around the border of a vehicle door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Inventor: Donald E. Galat
  • Off-set geared nutrunner attachment
    Patent number: 5544553
    Abstract: An open-ended, off-set geared nutrunner has a housing with an opening providing access to a socket opening in the driving gear, and seating structure mounted around the opening to receive the head of a powered wrench in a non-threaded connection when a driving stud on the wrench has been received in the socket opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Inventor: Donald E. Galat
  • Offset geared nutrunner attachment
    Patent number: 5184530
    Abstract: A powered wrenching tool adaptable to be powered by any reversible drive mechanism is formed with a support for drive wheels and idler wheels with the idler wheels being movable with respect to the drive wheels, to adjust the tool for differing diameters of objects to be rotated. The tool is adapted to interface to the axis of the diameters of objects. The drive wheels engaging the objects without requiring the tool to circumscribe the object. The rotational axis of idler wheels and the drive wheels are positioned above and below with respect to each other. The upper and lower wheels are clamped together on the diameter by the handle on the tool. The tool is adapted on one side to have the drive source attached. Only the wheels of the tools are rotated and the tool neeed not rotate with respect to the diameter to be rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1993
    Inventor: Donald E. Galat