Patents by Inventor Justin David Zirbes

Justin David Zirbes 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).

  • Tape measure end hook protection
    Patent number: 11009332
    Abstract: A measuring tool comprises an end hook having a mounting portion, blade, hole extending through the blade, and a fastener extending through the hole and securing the blade to the mounting portion. The blade generally has an average first thickness along its length. The hole formed in the blade has a depth which is greater than the first thickness through a protrusion of blade material extending from the blade. Similarly, a method of forming a tape measure blade may forming a blade generally having an average first thickness along its length, forming a hole in the blade along a hole axis, near a first end of the blade, the hole having a depth that is greater than the first thickness through a protrusion of blade material extending from the blade, and extending a fastener through the hole to secure the blade to a mounting portion of the end hook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
    Inventors: Justin David Zirbes, Antony J. Orsini
  • TAPE MEASURE END HOOK PROTECTION
    Publication number: 20200263969
    Abstract: A measuring tool comprises an end hook having a mounting portion, blade, hole extending through the blade, and a fastener extending through the hole and securing the blade to the mounting portion. The blade generally has an average first thickness along its length. The hole formed in the blade has a depth which is greater than the first thickness through a protrusion of blade material extending from the blade. Similarly, a method of forming a tape measure blade may forming a blade generally having an average first thickness along its length, forming a hole in the blade along a hole axis, near a first end of the blade, the hole having a depth that is greater than the first thickness through a protrusion of blade material extending from the blade, and extending a fastener through the hole to secure the blade to a mounting portion of the end hook.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Justin David Zirbes, Antony J. Orsini