Patents by Inventor George M. Barnard

George M. Barnard 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: 3996667
    Abstract: A rigid base with an integral post projecting thereabove between its ends has a tubular slideway formed through the post and the bottom of the base. A cylindrical slide is reciprocable in the slideway and has a picker finger secured to its bottom with opposite tapered ends projecting under the adjacent portions of the bottom of the base. A screw is threadedly engaged in a tapped bore in the top of said slide, and has a head on its upper end exteriorly of said post. The head is restrained against axial movement relative to said post. A slot formed vertically through the side of said post slidably receives a pin connected to said slide to prevent rotation of the slide. Said pin also serves as an indicator. A manually engageable handle is formed integrally with said base and said post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1975
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1976
    Inventor: George M. Barnard