Patents by Inventor Randy Otterson

Randy Otterson 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).

  • Ratchet wrench with fine socket-indexing machanism
    Patent number: 10814460
    Abstract: A method for operating a ratchet wrench having a tangential belt drive mechanism and a ratchet gear therein, including the steps of momentary pulling on the driven end of the belt for rotating the ratchet gear during a forward cycle; continually applying a first resilient tension force on the return end of the belt; continually applying a resilient compression force on the driven end of the belt of a same magnitude as the first resilient tension force toward the return end of the belt, and relaxing the step of pulling and allowing the belt to return to an initial position of the belt before the step of pulling. In another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a tangential drive mechanism comprising a first and second springs, one on each side of the ratchet gear and each acting on the belt toward a return end of the belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Inventor: Randy Otterson
  • Ratchet wrench with fine socket-indexing machanism
    Publication number: 20180043511
    Abstract: A method for operating a ratchet wrench having a tangential belt drive mechanism and a ratchet gear therein, including the steps of momentary pulling on the driven end of the belt for rotating the ratchet gear during a forward cycle; continually applying a first resilient tension force on the return end of the belt; continually applying a resilient compression force on the driven end of the belt of a same magnitude as the first resilient tension force toward the return end of the belt, and relaxing the step of pulling and allowing the belt to return to an initial position of the belt before the step of pulling. In another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a tangential drive mechanism comprising a first and second springs, one on each side of the ratchet gear and each acting on the belt toward a return end of the belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventor: Randy Otterson
  • Cap visor
    Patent number: D526473
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Inventor: Randy Otterson