Patents by Inventor Patrick L. Cotner

Patrick L. Cotner 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: 6237894
    Abstract: A jack handle comprising an elongate cylindrical shaft having a first end and an opposed second end. The first end of the shaft supports a drive adaptor which is shaped to engage with a drive head of an electric, a pneumatic, a ratchet or an impact drive drill. The second end of the shaft has a bent-shaft adaptorwhich is bent at an angle substantially perpendicularto the longitudinal axis of the shaft, or otherwise configured to transmit rotational drive to a desired jack. During use, the drive is inserted into a U-shaped jack actuator coupler. The drive adaptor end is inserted and secured to the drive head, and the drill or other drive device is operated in a conventional manner to rotate the jack handle in a chosen rotational direction to raise or lower the jack as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Inventors: Patrick L. Cotner, Ronald L. Cotner