Patents by Inventor Joseph C. Fick

Joseph C. Fick 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: 5568665
    Abstract: A tool designed primarily to be used in conjunction with paint cans to not only open the lid of a paint can but also to puncture the rim groove of the paint can forming openings that permit any paint that accumulates in the rim groove to flow back within the paint can. The tool is formed into an elongated housing that has a back end adapted to be struck by a hammer and a front end formed into a plurality of sharply pointed ends. The sharply pointed ends are deflected slightly from the remaining portion of the front end which facilitates usage of the tool to open the lid of the paint can. The front end also is to include a conventional bottle opener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1996
    Inventor: Joseph C. Fick