Patents by Inventor Jason M. Wirth

Jason M. Wirth 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).

  • Ratchet and socket assembly
    Patent number: 9770811
    Abstract: A ratcheting tool has a drive tang with a socket retaining detent and a linkage to engage the detent. A locking element is disposed movably between a first position wherein the locking element engages the linkage when a first actuator is in a first position so that the locking element blocks movement of the linkage so that the detent remains in a socket-retaining position and a second position in which the locking element disengages the linkage. A storage device for retaining sockets has a frame and one or more docks attached to the frame, each dock having a first retainer member, a second retainer member, and a third retainer member, at least one of which is selectively movable with respect to a socket receiving space so that a socket is removable from the socket receiving space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Jason M. Wirth, Timothy T. McKenzie, Mark J. Momola, Jonathan S. Beckwith, Alan D. Anderson
  • RATCHET AND SOCKET ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20150101950
    Abstract: A ratcheting tool has a drive tang with a socket retaining detent and a linkage to engage the detent. A locking element is disposed movably between a first position wherein the locking element engages the linkage when a first actuator is in a first position so that the locking element blocks movement of the linkage so that the detent remains in a socket-retaining position and a second position in which the locking element disengages the linkage. A storage device for retaining sockets has a frame and one or more docks attached to the frame, each dock having a first retainer member, a second retainer member, and a third retainer member, at least one of which is selectively movable with respect to a socket receiving space so that a socket is removable from the socket receiving space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Jason M. Wirth, Timothy T. McKenzie, Mark J. Momola, Jonathan S. Beckwith, Alan D. Anderson