Patents by Inventor Jonathan Siebert Beckwith

Jonathan Siebert Beckwith 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: 11745319
    Abstract: A torque wrench may include a head having a driving member configured to be operably coupled to a socket, a handle, a lever arm operably coupled to the head and the handle at respective opposing ends thereof, and a torque adjuster configured to enable a torque setting of the torque wrench to be adjusted. The torque adjuster may include a fixed member affixed to the lever arm and a movable member operably coupled to the fixed member. The handle may include a first end cap at a distal end thereof relative to the head and a second end cap at a proximal end thereof relative to the head, the second end cap being disposed proximate to the movable member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Siebert Beckwith, Ian Cunningham, Brian Butler, Paul Stephen Steinweg
  • Patent number: 11440343
    Abstract: A spool for a chalk box may include a core member extending substantially parallel to an axis of rotation of the spool, a first sidewall disposed in a plane substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the spool at a first end of the core member, and a second sidewall disposed in a plane substantially parallel to the first sidewall at a second end of the core member. The string may be configured to be retained on the spool by being wound onto the core member. The first sidewall may include a first anchorage orifice and a second anchorage orifice spaced apart from each other and each passing through the first sidewall from an inside surface of the first sidewall to an outside surface of the first sidewall. A spool groove may be formed on the outside surface of the first sidewall extending from the first anchorage orifice to the second anchorage orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Siebert Beckwith, Cecil Wilson
  • Patent number: 11415401
    Abstract: A method of packaging a measuring tape device such that an internal feature of the measuring tape device is exposed may include supporting a housing of the measuring tape device on a base portion of an internal feature exposing holder, and proximate to a backing portion of the internal feature exposing holder, extending a portion of a blade of the measuring tape device from the housing to engage a hook capturing edge of an extension portion, and retaining the housing with the base portion and the backing portion such that a portion of the blade remains exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Siebert Beckwith, Cecil Wilson, Jimmy Shangyao Wei, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Brendan Michael Walsh
  • Patent number: 11402192
    Abstract: A measuring tape device may include a housing having an aperture, a reel assembly enclosed within the housing, and a blade having a first end configured to extend from the housing through the aperture and a second end configured to be wound on the reel assembly. The housing may include a first case half and a second case half. The reel assembly may be configured to alternately allow the blade to be withdrawn from the reel assembly through the aperture or received in the aperture onto the reel assembly. The first case half and the second case half may be joined together via threaded fasteners inserted into respective portions of screw bosses formed in corresponding portions of the first and second case halves. Mating features may be provided on the first and second case halves to facilitate joining the first and second case halves. At least some of the mating features may be longer than others of the mating features, or a diameter of the screw bosses is about 1.5 time to about 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Adam Baxter, Jonathan Siebert Beckwith, Cecil Wilson, Vlad Patrangenaru
  • Publication number: 20210325159
    Abstract: A measuring tape device may include a housing having an aperture, a reel assembly enclosed within the housing, and a blade having a first end configured to extend from the housing through the aperture and a second end configured to be wound on the reel assembly. The housing may include a first case half and a second case half. The reel assembly may be configured to alternately allow the blade to be withdrawn from the reel assembly through the aperture or received in the aperture onto the reel assembly. The first case half and the second case half may be joined together via threaded fasteners inserted into respective portions of screw bosses formed in corresponding portions of the first and second case halves. Mating features may be provided on the first and second case halves to facilitate joining the first and second case halves. At least some of the mating features may be longer than others of the mating features, or a diameter of the screw bosses is about 1.5 time to about 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Adam Baxter, Jonathan Siebert Beckwith, Cecil Wilson, Vlad Patrangenaru
  • Patent number: 11073388
    Abstract: A leveling device may include a first level portion having a first leveling vial disposed thereon, and a second level portion having a second leveling vial disposed thereon. The second level portion may be configured to be nested within the first level portion to define a fully nested configuration. The first and second level portions may be separable from each other to define a fully de-nested configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Siebert Beckwith, Tobias McKay Bridges, Trent Kahute, Stephanie Lewis, David Trettin, Andrew Bauer
  • Publication number: 20210069877
    Abstract: A torque wrench may include a head having a driving member configured to be operably coupled to a socket, a handle, a lever arm operably coupled to the head and the handle at respective opposing ends thereof, and a torque adjuster configured to enable a torque setting of the torque wrench to be adjusted. The torque adjuster may include a fixed member affixed to the lever arm and a movable member operably coupled to the fixed member. The handle may include a first end cap at a distal end thereof relative to the head and a second end cap at a proximal end thereof relative to the head, the second end cap being disposed proximate to the movable member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Jonathan Siebert Beckwith, Ian Cunningham, Brian Butler
  • Patent number: 10583541
    Abstract: A hand tool may include a head section defining a first grip portion, a handle section and a second grip portion. The head section includes a top jaw and a bottom jaw defining the first grip portion. The handle section includes a top handle and a bottom handle. The top jaw and the bottom handle forming a first unitary piece, and the bottom jaw and the top handle forming a second unitary piece. The first and second unitary pieces are joined at a pivot point. The second grip portion includes a top grip portion provided at the top handle and a bottom grip portion provided at the bottom handle. The top and bottom grip portions substantially face each other. The first grip portion is made of a metallic material and the second grip portion is made of a non-metallic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Apex Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Tobias McKay Bridges, Jonathan Siebert Beckwith, Randi Ligon, John Griffin Biering, Jr., Zachary Grant Hays, Trent Kahute, Alexander Troitzsch, Stephanie Lewis, Justin Arsenault, Alan David Anderson
  • Publication number: 20190316905
    Abstract: A leveling device may include a first level portion having a first leveling vial disposed thereon, and a second level portion having a second leveling vial disposed thereon. The second level portion may be configured to be nested within the first level portion to define a fully nested configuration. The first and second level portions may be separable from each other to define a fully de-nested configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Jonathan Siebert Beckwith, Tobias McKay Bridges, Trent Kahute, Stephanie Lewis, David Trettin, Andrew Bauer
  • Publication number: 20180021925
    Abstract: A hand tool may include a head section defining a first grip portion, a handle section and a second grip portion. The head section includes a top jaw and a bottom jaw defining the first grip portion. The handle section includes a top handle and a bottom handle. The top jaw and the bottom handle forming a first unitary piece, and the bottom jaw and the top handle forming a second unitary piece. The first and second unitary pieces are joined at a pivot point. The second grip portion includes a top grip portion provided at the top handle and a bottom grip portion provided at the bottom handle. The top and bottom grip portions substantially face each other. The first grip portion is made of a metallic material and the second grip portion is made of a non-metallic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Tobias McKay Bridges, Jonathan Siebert Beckwith, Randi Ligon, John Griffin Biering, Jr., Zachary Grant Hays, Trent Kahute, Alexander Troitzsch, Stephanie Lewis, Justin Arsenault, Alan David Anderson
  • Patent number: D782350
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Tobias McKay Bridges, Jonathan Siebert Beckwith, Brendan Michael Walsh
  • Patent number: D801770
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Tobias McKay Bridges, Jonathan Siebert Beckwith, Randi Ligon, John Griffin Biering, Jr., Zachary Grant Hays, Trent Kahute, Alexander Troitzsch, Stephanie Lewis, Justin Arsenault, Alan David Anderson, George R. Thompson, IV
  • Patent number: D821173
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: David Jonathan Byron, Ian Michael Cobb, John Griffin Biering, Jr., Jonathan Siebert Beckwith
  • Patent number: D835485
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Tobias McKay Bridges, Jonathan Siebert Beckwith, Randi Ligon, John Griffin Biering, Jr., Zachary Grant Hays, Trent Kahute, Alexander Troitzsch, Stephanie Lewis, Justin Arsenault, Alan David Anderson, George R. Thompson, IV
  • Patent number: D873638
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Siebert Beckwith, Ian Cunningham, Brian Butler
  • Patent number: D879578
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Apex Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: David Jonathan Byron, Ian Michael Cobb, John Griffin Biering, Jr., Jonathan Siebert Beckwith
  • Patent number: D887879
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Adam Day, Brendan Michael Walsh, Jonathan Siebert Beckwith
  • Patent number: D887880
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Adam Day, Brendan Michael Walsh, Jonathan Siebert Beckwith
  • Patent number: D913764
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Siebert Beckwith, Ian Cunningham, Brian Butler
  • Patent number: D913765
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: APEX BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Siebert Beckwith, Ian Cunningham, Brian Butler