Patents by Inventor Jack A. Bares

Jack A. Bares 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: 6062115
    Abstract: An audible torque wrench including a head having a tool connecting part. A handle is operatively attached to the head in order to cause rotation thereof. A grip is pivotably attached at one of its ends to the handle. A spring is fastened between the grip and the handle at the end opposite the pivot on the grip. The spring is mounted so that it may be moved longitudinally along the length of the handle in order to change the torque settings for the wrench. An audible clicker spring is fastened to either the handle or the grip at a position between them so that when a force is applied to the grip, to rotate it about the head, the grip compresses the spring and biases the resilient member until it reaches the position where an audible signal is made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Meritool Corporation
    Inventors: Jack A. Bares, James R. Jeromson, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5291914
    Abstract: A fluid recovery tool for forming an opening in a pipe, tube, or other fluid-carrying conduit includes a pair of pliers having two handle portions pivotally attached and moveable with respect to each other. Each handle portion of the pliers terminates in a jaw portion, and the jaw portions are located in opposed moveable relation to one another. A piercing valve assembly is removably mounted to the pair of pliers for penetrating the pipe. The piercing valve assembly includes a pair of housing members pivotally attached to each other. One of the pair of housing members receives one of the jaw portions and is removably mounted thereto, while the other of the pair of housing members receives the other of the jaw portions and is removably mounted thereto. The piercing valve assembly further includes a piercing element mounted in the upper housing member for piercing the pipe, and a conduit for fluidly connecting the piercing element with a remote storage container or vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1994
    Assignee: Milbar Corporation
    Inventors: Jack A. Bares, Gary E. Medved