Patents by Inventor Lawrence Ayala

Lawrence Ayala 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).

  • Publication number: 20180016842
    Abstract: A bucket holder tool is disclosed that may be connected to a base that is attached or connected to a ladder. The bucket holder tool may include a first portion extending between a near end connected to the base, and a far end. A handle retainer may extend from the first portion in a first direction, and a bucket stabilizer may extending from the first portion in a second direction that is substantially opposite the first direction. The bucket stabilizer may have a concave portion configured to contact a bucket in two or more places.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: Lawrence Ayala
  • Patent number: 9810022
    Abstract: A tool holder support structure is disclosed that may include a longitudinal support portion extending between a first end and a second end; a first brace connected to the first end, and a second brace slidably connected to the longitudinal support portion. The tool holder may include at least one threaded rod with at least one clamp surface, and a tool holder base connected to the longitudinal support portion, the tool holder base may include a tool holder opening for receiving a tool holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Inventor: Lawrence Ayala
  • Patent number: 9732558
    Abstract: A ladder tool is disclosed and is useful for supporting tools safely, including tools with hoses or cords attached to them. Disclosed embodiments include a support for inserting into a hollow ladder rung, and a tool holder attached to the support structure. The tool holder has an incomplete polygonal shape and provides an opening for the hose or cord to enter and exit the tool holder, so that the operation of passing the hose or cord through the opening can be performed with one hand. The disclosure also includes a support extension that passes clear through the hollow rung of a ladder has a safety tab that rotates down by gravity to prevent the ladder tool from accidently being pulled out or displaced from the ladder rung.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Inventor: Lawrence Ayala
  • Publication number: 20160102496
    Abstract: A ladder tool is disclosed and is useful for supporting tools safely, including tools with hoses or cords attached to them. Disclosed embodiments include a support for inserting into a hollow ladder rung, and a tool holder attached to the support structure. The tool holder has an incomplete polygonal shape and provides an opening for the hose or cord to enter and exit the tool holder, so that the operation of passing the hose or cord through the opening can be performed with one hand. The disclosure also includes a support extension that passes clear through the hollow rung of a ladder has a safety tab that rotates down by gravity to prevent the ladder tool from accidently being pulled out or displaced from the ladder rung.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventor: Lawrence Ayala