Patents by Inventor Emerson Purkapile

Emerson Purkapile 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: 6701814
    Abstract: A hand-held screwdriver assembly having interchangeable blades which are held within a hollow handle and are available to be selected and moved through a cross-slot in a cap assembly on the handle to a stop position, and then to be secured in a chuck for use. Rotation of the cap assembly is prevented when the blade is secured in the chuck, thus precluding the introduction of a second blade into the cross-slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: WMH Tool Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Emerson Purkapile
  • Publication number: 20020162429
    Abstract: A hand-held screwdriver assembly having interchangeable blades which are held within a hollow handle and are available to be selected and moved through a cross-slot in a cap assembly on the handle to a stop position, and then to be secured in a chuck for use. Rotation of the cap assembly is prevented when the blade is secured in the chuck, thus precluding the introduction of a second blade into the cross-slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Applicant: WMH TOOL GROUP, INC.
    Inventor: Emerson Purkapile
  • Patent number: 6378407
    Abstract: A hand-held screwdriver assembly having interchangeable blades which are held within a hollow handle and are available to be selected and moved through a cross-slot in a cap assembly on the handle to a stop position, and then to be secured in a chuck for use. Rotation of the cap assembly is prevented when the blade is secured in the chuck, thus precluding the introduction of a second blade into the cross-slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Wilton Tool Company, LLC
    Inventor: Emerson Purkapile
  • Patent number: 5217115
    Abstract: A tool packaging system of complementary plastic planar members snapfit together and interlocked therebetween to allow a planar assembly or a configuration akin to a toolbox. In an alternative embodiment, complementary extruded plastic planar members may be slidably engaged and snapfit to provide either a planar assembly, or rectangular prism assembly which is completed by snap-fitting end caps thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1993
    Assignee: Cetco International
    Inventor: Emerson Purkapile
  • Patent number: 5145221
    Abstract: An apparatus for locking a case having a first part and a second part that close together along a first edge of the first part and a second edge of the second part, comprising a housing portion mountable in the first part adjacent the first edge, a latch portion positioned in the housing portion and capable of slidable movement within the housing portion from a first position to a second position displaced from the first position, and a biasing spring positioned between and adapted with respect to the housing portion and the latch portion to bias the latch portion into the first position. A catch is connected to the second part of the case and extends in a direction from the second edge of the second part toward the first edge of the first part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Assignee: Chicago Electrical Tool Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashley Pennebaker, Duane R. Picht, Emerson Purkapile
  • Patent number: D245409
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1977
    Assignee: Bangor Punta Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: James Bostic, Schuyler P. Brown, Jr., Emerson Purkapile
  • Patent number: D287532
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1986
    Assignee: Victaulic Company of America
    Inventors: Robert E. Jones, Emerson Purkapile