Patents by Inventor Frank Sterpka

Frank Sterpka 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).

  • Taping knife with offset handle
    Patent number: 7458127
    Abstract: A taping knife has a web, a working edge, two side edges, and a handle edge opposite the working edge. The handle is connected to the blade to have an angular orientation relative to the working edge of the blade such that the handle is neither parallel nor perpendicular to the blade working edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: United States Gypsum Company
    Inventors: Robert Bruno, Frank Sterpka, Matthew Earle Myers
  • Taping knife with offset handle
    Publication number: 20070017052
    Abstract: A taping knife has a web, a working edge, two side edges, and a handle edge opposite the working edge. The handle is connected to the blade to have an angular orientation relative to the working edge of the blade such that the handle is neither parallel nor perpendicular to the blade working edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Inventors: Robert Bruno, Frank Sterpka, Matthew Myers
  • Jigsaw
    Patent number: D517386
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Credo Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Tadeusz Parafinczuk, Mark Heintz, Frank Sterpka, Jason S. Lind, Robert H. Bruno
  • Angle grinder
    Patent number: D544326
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Credo Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Frank Sterpka, Ricardo Perez
  • Reciprocating saw
    Patent number: D544327
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Credo Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Frank Sterpka, Ricardo Perez
  • Offset handle for taping knife
    Patent number: D549070
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: United States Gypsum Company
    Inventors: Robert Bruno, Frank Sterpka, Matthew Earle Myers
  • Offset handle for taping knife
    Patent number: D553939
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: United States Gypsum Company
    Inventors: Robert Bruno, Frank Sterpka, Matthew Earle Myers
  • Offset handle for taping knife
    Patent number: D553941
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: United States Gypsum Company
    Inventors: Robert Bruno, Frank Sterpka, Matthew Earle Myers
  • Digital protractor
    Patent number: D562709
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Credo Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Frank Sterpka, Bonnie Santarsiero
  • Offset handle for taping knife
    Patent number: D565921
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: United States Gypsum Company
    Inventors: Robert Bruno, Frank Sterpka, Matthew Earle Myers
  • Jigsaw with vacuum port
    Patent number: D483637
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Credo Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Ramon Tam, Jaime Moreno, Marcus Burzynski, Jason Schickerling, Christopher Weiland, Frank Sterpka, Stephen M. Oshgan
  • Cup paint gun
    Patent number: D567331
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Wagner Spray Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Everett, Robert H. Bruno, Frank Sterpka
  • Jigsaw with vacuum port
    Patent number: D486711
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Credo Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Ramon Tam, Jaime Moreno, Marcus Burzynski, Jason Schickerling, Christopher Weiland, Frank Sterpka
  • Cup paint gun
    Patent number: D570956
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Wagner Spray Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Everett, Robert H. Bruno, Frank Sterpka
  • Cup paint gun
    Patent number: D573226
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Wagner Spray Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Everett, Robert H. Bruno, Frank Sterpka
  • Desk fan with a tubular base
    Patent number: D602580
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Inventors: Frank Sterpka, Philip Nathan
  • Circular tubular frame for a desk fan
    Patent number: D610673
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Inventors: Frank Sterpka, Philip Nathan
  • Tubular base for fans
    Patent number: D632777
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Inventors: Frank Sterpka, Philip Nathan
  • Nose tool
    Patent number: D650255
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company
    Inventors: Frank Sterpka, Robert Bruno, Emmanuel Thery
  • Handle tool
    Patent number: D650256
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company
    Inventors: Frank Sterpka, Robert Bruno, Emmanuel Thery