Patents by Inventor Matthew Bracken

Matthew Bracken 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).

  • Tool for extracting and inserting pins of roller chains
    Patent number: 8166745
    Abstract: A tool for inserting and extracting pins of roller chains includes a body having a bridge adapted to engage a chain and a drive screw assembly coupled to the main body on a first side of the bridge. The drive screw assembly includes a drive screw which is rotatable to provide a force and a pin mounted concentrically within the drive screw. The drive screw assembly further includes an alignment sleeve that surrounds the pin mounted concentrically within the drive screw. The alignment sleeve guides and supports the pin up to a face of a roller chain. The tool further includes a rotatable backing wheel coupled to the main body on a second side of the bridge. The rotatable backing wheel includes multiple channels such that the multiple channels correspond to different roller chains having different sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Starwinn Cycle Corporation
    Inventors: Jay Seiter, Matthew Bracken
  • TOOL FOR EXTRACTING AND INSERTING PINS OF ROLLER CHAINS
    Publication number: 20100307126
    Abstract: A tool for inserting and extracting pins of roller chains includes a body having a bridge adapted to engage a chain and a drive screw assembly coupled to the main body on a first side of the bridge. The drive screw assembly includes a drive screw which is rotatable to provide a force and a pin mounted concentrically within the drive screw. The drive screw assembly further includes an alignment sleeve that surrounds the pin mounted concentrically within the drive screw. The alignment sleeve guides and supports the pin up to a face of a roller chain. The tool further includes a rotatable backing wheel coupled to the main body on a second side of the bridge. The rotatable backing wheel includes multiple channels such that the multiple channels correspond to different roller chains having different sizes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: PEDRO'S INC.
    Inventors: Jay Seiter, Matthew Bracken