Patents by Inventor Jon A. Kobert

Jon A. Kobert 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).

  • Oxygen sensor removal and installation tool
    Patent number: 7024973
    Abstract: An oxygen sensor removal and installation tool comprises a driving wrench which includes a socket drive with a socket sized to fit onto an oxygen sensor of a vehicle. The driving wrench is made from a thin plate of steel with an attached socket drive projecting at a right angle from the plane of the flat plate. A separate handle includes bifurcated legs which fit over the sides of the opposite end of the flat plate driving wrench and engage a driving surface to vibrate and drive the driving wrench and impart a turning force on the oxygen sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Lisle Corporation
    Inventors: Jon A. Kobert, Michael L. Whitehead
  • Oxygen sensor removal and installation tool
    Publication number: 20050066780
    Abstract: An oxygen sensor removal and installation tool comprises a driving wrench which includes a socket drive with a socket sized to fit onto an oxygen sensor of a vehicle. The driving wrench is made from a thin plate of steel with an attached socket drive projecting at a right angle from the plane of the flat plate. A separate handle includes bifurcated legs which fit over the sides of the opposite end of the flat plate driving wrench and engage a driving surface to vibrate and drive the driving wrench and impart a turning force on the oxygen sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Applicant: The Lisle Corporation
    Inventors: Jon Kobert, Michael Whitehead