Patents by Inventor James C. Vaughan, Jr.

James C. Vaughan, Jr. 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).

  • Drilling and fastener driving tool
    Patent number: 6223375
    Abstract: A drilling and wrenching tool for use with a rotary power tool and combinations thereof. The tool includes a drill adapter having a drill bit protruding from a drill shank thereof, and a sleeve member having a first end with a first opening and a second opposite end with a second opening. The first opening of the sleeve member has a first sleeve engagement surface and a first fastener engagement surface, and the second opening has a second sleeve engagement surface and a second fastener engagement surface. The drill shank is axially disposable into the first or second opening of the sleeve member, and an outer shank engagement surface of the drill shank is engagable with the first or second sleeve engagement surface to impart rotation from the rotary power tool to the sleeve member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc
    Inventor: James C. Vaughan, Jr.