Patents by Inventor James Gatchel

James Gatchel 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).

  • Kickoff socket
    Patent number: 6779423
    Abstract: A kickoff socket assembly includes a socket and an insert member that fits closely inside the socket. The insert member includes a body portion and a projection. The projection integrally extends from the body portion, and has a distal end disposed a predetermined distance from the open end of the socket, and is narrower in diameter than the body portion of the insert member. In use, a nut is placed over the projection such that the projection extends partially through the nut. The nut is engaged with a threaded shaft and the socket is rotated to drive the nut onto the shaft. Rotation of the nut is stopped by engagement of the distal end of the projection with the shaft when the nut is threaded the predetermined distance on the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gary Hammons, Russell Gygi, James Gatchel, Robert Bogard
  • Kickoff socket
    Publication number: 20040007100
    Abstract: A kickoff socket assembly includes a socket and an insert member that fits closely inside the socket. The insert member includes a body portion and a projection. The projection integrally extends from the body portion, and has a distal end disposed a predetermined distance from the open end of the socket, and is narrower in diameter than the body portion of the insert member. In use, a nut is placed over the projection such that the projection extends partially through the nut. The nut is engaged with a threaded shaft and the socket is rotated to drive the nut onto the shaft. Rotation of the nut is stopped by engagement of the distal end of the projection with the shaft when the nut is threaded the predetermined distance on the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Applicant: Honda of America Mfg., Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Hammons, Russell Gygi, James Gatchel, Robert Bogard