Patents by Inventor Frank Vlasty

Frank Vlasty 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).

  • Epidermal friendly twist-on wire connector method
    Patent number: 9331445
    Abstract: An epidermal friendly twist-on wire connector and a method of applying an epidermal twist-on wire connector having a resilient gripping region including a set of low profile, resilient ribs that are circumferentially spaced so that a users thumb and fingers can compressively and sequentially engage and compress at least a portion of a plurality of ribs as well as the valley between the ribs during application of a wire securement torque to the twist-on wire connector while at the same time inhibiting or preventing epidermal trauma in a users thumb and fingers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Inventors: Lloyd Herbert King, Jr., James C. Keeven, William Hiner, Steven Rhea, Frank Vlasty