Patents by Inventor Pryce L. Nutting

Pryce L. Nutting 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).

  • Twist-on wire connector and application tool therefor
    Patent number: 10218139
    Abstract: A twist-on wire connector is releasably engageable with a tool. The connector and the tool are provided with complimentary driving features which allow the tool to be moved independent of and relative to the connector when the tool is moved in one rotational direction and which place the tool and connector into driving engagement when the tool is moved in the opposite rotational direction such that the connector is moved with the tool to apply the connector onto a plurality of electrical conductors. The complimentary driving features are provided to the tool and the connector by providing to each of the tool and the connector one or more engagement surfaces positioned adjacent to a slipping surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: IDEAL Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Emad Zantout, Pryce L. Nutting
  • TWIST-ON WIRE CONNECTOR AND APPLICATION TOOL THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20160359287
    Abstract: A twist-on wire connector is releasably engageable with a tool. The connector and the tool are provided with complimentary driving features which allow the tool to be moved independent of and relative to the connector when the tool is moved in one rotational direction and which place the tool and connector into driving engagement when the tool is moved in the opposite rotational direction such that the connector is moved with the tool to apply the connector onto a plurality of electrical conductors. The complimentary driving features are provided to the tool and the connector by providing to each of the tool and the connector one or more engagement surfaces positioned adjacent to a slipping surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Alan Emad Zantout, Pryce L. Nutting