Patents by Inventor Harold P. Patton

Harold P. Patton 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).

  • Torque to yield indicator and method
    Patent number: 4760746
    Abstract: A torque to yield indicator and method. An indicator and dial members are coaxially mounted relative to the shank of a torque wrench. One corotates with the shank; the other is freewheeling. After the specified torque load is applied to a fastener, the freely rotatable member is held against movement. When the torque wrench is further rotated, the dial and scale on the members show the amount of relative angular movement which is stopped when the preselected amount of rotation has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1988
    Assignee: Fel-Pro Incorporated
    Inventors: Gregory M. Kruse, Harold P. Patton