Patents by Inventor Michael Ritrovato

Michael Ritrovato 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: 20050155187
    Abstract: An improved tool handle for a resulting tool is configured to be of an ergonomic cross section, such as a rounded triangle or a teardrop. The improved tool handle may include a core of glass strands within a plastic binder, as well as a coating formed over the core that resists penetration of glass strands therethrough. The coating of such a tool handle may be formed of two separate materials of two durometer hardness in order to provide both a relatively hard grip region and a relatively soft grip region that are contiguous. Such a tool handle may additionally include texturing such as knurling on the harder grip region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2005
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Applicant: Ames True Temper, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Ritrovato, Karen Richwine