Patents by Inventor James M. Escobedo

James M. Escobedo 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: 6662521
    Abstract: A multipurpose drywall tool comprising a blade attached to the front end of a handle in which the rear corner end of the handle is attached to opposing rounded hardened hammer members. Also attached to the distal end of the handle is attached an engaging means disposed within a orifice in the distal end of the handle. The engaging means for disengagably engaging a screwdriver bit. One preferred configuration of the engaging means is a protrusion attached at an edge of the screwdriver bit and a flange attached at the edge of the orifice, so that the flange is adapted to reversibly receive the protrusion in a frictional interlocking relationship when the screwdriver bit is inserted into the orifice. Yet another preferred configuration of the engaging means comprises a magnet within the orifice, in which the magnet is adapted to reversibly receive the screwdriver bit when the screwdriver bit is inserted into the orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Inventors: Alfred William Escobedo, James M. Escobedo