Patents by Inventor Joseph J. Kavanagh

Joseph J. Kavanagh 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: 5697268
    Abstract: A socket for driving a wing nut or the like comprises a cylindrical housing having a bore at one end for receiving the wing nut therein. A port at the opposed end of the housing receives the end of a shank of a driving tool such as a ratchet or the like. First and second pairs of radially offset slots are positioned within the housing and about the bore, the slots having relatively different widths and/or lengths. Upon insertion of a wing nut within the bore, the wings thereof extend through the opposed slots of a pair of slots. The relatively-sized widths and/or lengths of the first and second pairs of slots enable a wide range of wing nuts to be driven by one socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Inventors: Keith A. Makovsky, Joseph J. Kavanagh