Patents by Inventor Jared D. Crooks

Jared D. Crooks 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).

  • Torch having an interlock mechanism
    Patent number: 10591158
    Abstract: A torch device having a pivoting torch arm, including a fuel delivery system having a fuel tank and microjet burners positioned in the end of the torch arm, and an ignition system including an ignition button and a piezoelectric igniter for igniting fuel, and an interlock mechanism including a mounting tab pivotally attaching the torch arm to the body of the torch, with a guide pocket defined by a laterally-extending wall of the mounting tab, and a rocker arm having a distal arm cooperating with and confined within the guide pocket, and a proximal arm cooperating with the ignition button, and configured to prevent a user from pressing the ignition button based on the angular position of the torch arm relative to the torch body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: WORTHINGTON TORCH LLC
    Inventors: Walter G. VanCleave, III, Jared D. Crooks, Bortman T. Jung, Shea Michael Stewart
  • TORCH HAVING AN INTERLOCK MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20180320896
    Abstract: A torch device having a pivoting torch arm, including a fuel delivery system having a fuel tank and microjet burners positioned in the end of the torch arm, and an ignition system including an ignition button and a piezoelectric igniter for igniting fuel, and an interlock mechanism including a mounting tab pivotally attaching the torch arm to the body of the torch, with a guide pocket defined by a laterally-extending wall of the mounting tab, and a rocker arm having a distal arm cooperating with and confined within the guide pocket, and a proximal arm cooperating with the ignition button, and configured to prevent a user from pressing the ignition button based on the angular position of the torch arm relative to the torch body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Walter G. VanCleave, III, Jared D. Crooks, Bortman T. Jung, Shea Michael Stewart