Patents by Inventor Douglas J. Gorman

Douglas J. Gorman 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: 10525583
    Abstract: A tool bit storage and retrieval device includes a housing, a caddy configured to slideably engage an interior of the housing and to removeably receive a plurality of tool bits, and a magnet affixed to the caddy and configured to attract the plurality of tool bits. The caddy is moveable between an open position and a closed position. The closed position is defined by the caddy being substantially contained by the housing. The open position is defined by the caddy being translated outwardly from the housing. The plurality of tool bits are moveable between a first position when the caddy is in the open position, and a second position when the caddy is in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Inventors: Steven F. Gorman, Douglas J. Gorman
  • Publication number: 20170239807
    Abstract: A tool bit storage and retrieval device includes a housing, a caddy configured to slideably engage an interior of the housing and to removeably receive a plurality of tool bits, and a magnet affixed to the caddy and configured to attract the plurality of tool bits. The caddy is moveable between an open position and a closed position. The closed position is defined by the caddy being substantially contained by the housing. The open position is defined by the caddy being translated outwardly from the housing. The plurality of tool bits are moveable between a first position when the caddy is in the open position, and a second position when the caddy is in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Steven F. Gorman, Douglas J. Gorman
  • Patent number: D825195
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Palzewicz, Douglas J. Gorman, TaeYoung B. Kim, SooYong Cho