Patents by Inventor Eduardo Antonio Canizares, JR.

Eduardo Antonio Canizares, JR. 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).

  • Modified fastener and insertion tool
    Patent number: 8459155
    Abstract: According to example configurations, a modified screw head includes one or more slots or grooved channels. A screwdriver device includes a tip that can be inserted into a cavity in the head of the screw to torque the modified screw into an object. The screwdriver device includes a sleeve. The sleeve slides along a shaft of the screwdriver. The sleeve includes inward protruding posts (e.g., pins, fingers, etc.). Sliding of the sleeve over the screw's head requires that inward protruding posts in the sleeve be aligned with the grooves on the sidewall of the screw's head. Subsequent to aligning and sliding the sleeve into the grooved channels of the screw's head, the user twists the sleeve to secure the screw head to the screwdriver's tip. The sleeve can be spring-loaded to pull the head of the screw toward a handle end of the screwdriver after a user releases the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Eduardo Antonio Canizares, Jr., Graham Smith
  • Modified Fastener and Insertion Tool
    Publication number: 20130129447
    Abstract: According to example configurations, a modified screw head includes one or more slots or grooved channels. A screwdriver device includes a tip that can be inserted into a cavity in the head of the screw to torque the modified screw into an object. The screwdriver device includes a sleeve. The sleeve slides along a shaft of the screwdriver. The sleeve includes inward protruding posts (e.g., pins, fingers, etc.). Sliding of the sleeve over the screw's head requires that inward protruding posts in the sleeve be aligned with the grooves on the sidewall of the screw's head. Subsequent to aligning and sliding the sleeve into the grooved channels of the screw's head, the user twists the sleeve to secure the screw head to the screwdriver's tip. The sleeve can be spring-loaded to pull the head of the screw toward a handle end of the screwdriver after a user releases the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Eduardo Antonio Canizares, JR., Graham Smith
  • MODIFIED FASTENER AND INSERTION TOOL
    Publication number: 20120057949
    Abstract: According to example configurations, a modified screw head includes one or more slots or grooved channels. A screwdriver device includes a tip that can be inserted into a cavity in the head of the screw to torque the modified screw into an object. The screwdriver device includes a sleeve. The sleeve slides along a shaft of the screwdriver. The sleeve includes inward protruding posts (e.g., pins, fingers, etc.). Sliding of the sleeve over the screw's head requires that inward protruding posts in the sleeve be aligned with the grooves on the sidewall of the screw's head. Subsequent to aligning and sliding the sleeve into the grooved channels of the screw's head, the user twists the sleeve to secure the screw head to the screwdriver's tip. The sleeve can be spring-loaded to pull the head of the screw toward a handle end of the screwdriver after a user releases the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Eduardo Antonio Canizares, JR., Graham Smith