Patents by Inventor Kenneth R. Mette

Kenneth R. Mette 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: 6131620
    Abstract: A badge pin straightening and aligning tool for straightening and aligning bent pins on badges, service ribbons and decorations. The badge pin straightening and aligning tool includes a plate with first and second faces, a spaced apart pair of end edges, and a spaced apart pair of side edges extending between the end edges of the plate. The plate has a cutout adjacent a first of the end edges of the plate and a first of the side edges of the plate to form an extent portion of the plate adjacent the first end edge of the plate and a second of the side edges of the plate. The plate has a bore extending therethrough between the first and second faces of the plate located towards a second of the end edges of the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Inventor: Kenneth R. Mette