Patents by Inventor Louis A. Amicangelo

Louis A. Amicangelo 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: 6364031
    Abstract: A rod driving and extracting tool having a head connected to a handle is provided. The tool has two ends, each of which has an open bore, or rod-receiving end for communicating a section of a rod to be driven through either a first or second hollow handle section, respectively. The first and second hollow handle sections each have a second end forming a rod driving surface disposed in the handle. The first and second rod driving surfaces are on opposite sides of a generally solid, rod driving section interposed between the first and second hollow handle sections. The head has at least one additional driving surface in the form of a striking face. A rod extraction tool in the form of a cross-wise hole through the handle is provided in the solid rod driving section. Methods of using the tool to install a rod or to extract a partially exposed rod, are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Inventor: Louis A. Amicangelo