Patents by Inventor Michael A. Vidal, Jr.

Michael A. Vidal, Jr. 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).

  • Hand tool lanyard system
    Patent number: 6487756
    Abstract: A hand tool and lanyard combination comprised of a hand tool to which a lanyard is removably attached. The lanyard is a length of flexible cable having an anchor and a free end. The anchor end has a housing with a spring mounted rotatable spool disposed within the housing so that the length of flexible cable is retractable by the rotation of the rotatable spool. The free end has a free end attachment mechanism for removably attaching the free end to the hand tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Inventor: Michael A. Vidal, Jr.