Patents by Inventor Harold Jay Lanfear

Harold Jay Lanfear 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 reaction arm tool and tool kit
    Patent number: 8307744
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of tools and tool kits for use with a movable work piece having at least one fastener, the tool preventing movement of the work piece and fastener when a force is exerted on the fastener. One embodiment of such a tool comprises an elongate handle, a first arm and a second arm. The first arm has a distal end with an aperture configured to engage the fastener to prevent the fastener from rotating when a rotational force is exerted on the fastener. The first arm is movably connected to the elongate handle. The second arm extends from the elongate handle. The second arm is spaced apart from the first arm and comprises a side surface configured to contact a portion of the movable work piece to prevent the work piece from movement. The first arm is movably connected to the handle proximate the second arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Harold Jay Lanfear, Mark D. Pionke
  • MODIFIED REACTION ARM TOOL AND TOOL KIT
    Publication number: 20110232428
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of tools and tool kits for use with a movable work piece having at least one fastener, the tool preventing movement of the work piece and fastener when a force is exerted on the fastener. One embodiment of such a tool comprises an elongate handle, a first arm and a second arm. The first arm has a distal end with an aperture configured to engage the fastener to prevent the fastener from rotating when a rotational force is exerted on the fastener. The first arm is movably connected to the elongate handle. The second arm extends from the elongate handle. The second arm is spaced apart from the first arm and comprises a side surface configured to contact a portion of the movable work piece to prevent the work piece from movement. The first arm is movably connected to the handle proximate the second arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Harold Jay Lanfear, Mark D. Pionke