Patents by Inventor John E. Swift, Sr.

John E. Swift, Sr. 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: 5904106
    Abstract: A seedling transfer tool including a flexible inverted U-shaped blade assembly in an essentially inverted U-shaped configuration with two generally parallel fingers. Each finger has a U-shaped lower end terminating in a point and facing arcuate recesses at its upper end. A central section is provided having a generally semi-circular cross-section between its upper and lower ends. The blade assembly also has a downwardly facing U-shaped intermediate section which couples the fingers with a central aperture therethrough. The axis of the intermediate section is at a right angle from the axes of the central sections of the fingers. A screw extends through the apertures of the blade assembly and cylinder coupling the blade assembly and cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Inventors: John E. Swift, Sr., Lucy Swift
  • Patent number: 4437054
    Abstract: An adaptor to facilitate the testing of a lamp holder has a body portion with a probe at one end for straight line movement into and out of a lamp holder socket. The probe has an electrically conductive tip for contacting the hot lead of the socket. The probe also has a band of electrically conductive material for contacting the neutral lead of the socket. A spring clip attached to the body is positioned to contact the ground lead of the lamp holder. The adaptor also includes a three-hole receptacle electrically connected to the tip, band and spring clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1984
    Assignee: Bethlehem Steel Corporation
    Inventor: John E. Swift, Sr.