Patents by Inventor Hollan E. Tsuda

Hollan E. Tsuda 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).

  • Multipurpose folding tool with tool bit holder and blade lock
    Patent number: 7634956
    Abstract: A folding multipurpose hand tool including a pivoted latch that engages side walls of a handle and a base of a folding tool member to hold the folding tool member in a selected position. A separate safety interlock latch keeps a folding blade stowed in a handle when another tool is moved from a first position with respect to the handle. A tool bit holder securely holds and drives reduced thickness tool bits that can also be engaged in and driven by conventional sockets having a regular hexagonal shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Leatherman Tool Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin C. Rivera, Nathan E. Knight, Hollan E. Tsuda