Patents by Inventor Matthew C. LaPaglia

Matthew C. LaPaglia 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).

  • Wiper attack angle adjustment tool
    Patent number: 8839697
    Abstract: A wiper attack angle adjustment tool has a pair of wiper arm wrenches and a coupling member. Each wiper arm wrench includes a handle portion and a wiper arm holding portion having a jaw defining a wiper arm gripping slot with a wiper arm insertion opening. The coupling member pivotally couples the second wiper arm wrenches together about a single pivot axis passing through the wiper arm gripping slots. The coupling member has a wiper arm receiving space partially surrounding the single pivot axis and axially aligned with the wiper arm gripping slots along the single pivot axis. The wiper arm receiving space also defines a wiper arm insertion opening. The wiper arm insertion openings are arranged relative to the single pivot axis such that the wiper arm wrenches and the coupling member are configured to engage a wiper arm in a direction transverse to the single pivot axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary P. Buchler, Ronald H. Root, Aaron T. Bickel, Matthew C. LaPaglia
  • WIPER ATTACK ANGLE ADJUSTMENT TOOL
    Publication number: 20130139345
    Abstract: A wiper attack angle adjustment tool has a pair of wiper arm wrenches and a coupling member. Each wiper arm wrench includes a handle portion and a wiper arm holding portion having a jaw defining a wiper arm gripping slot with a wiper arm insertion opening. The coupling member pivotally couples the second wiper arm wrenches together about a single pivot axis passing through the wiper arm gripping slots. The coupling member has a wiper arm receiving space partially surrounding the single pivot axis and axially aligned with the wiper arm gripping slots along the single pivot axis. The wiper arm receiving space also defines a wiper arm insertion opening. The wiper arm insertion openings are arranged relative to the single pivot axis such that the wiper arm wrenches and the coupling member are configured to engage a wiper arm in a direction transverse to the single pivot axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Gary P. Buchler, Ronald H. Root, Aaron T. Bickel, Matthew C. LaPaglia