Patents by Inventor Rick E. Sparks

Rick E. Sparks 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: 9149915
    Abstract: A wrench has an S-shaped body with a first end, a second end, a first slot, and a second slot. A virtual ground plane is substantially perpendicular to walls of the slots. A first virtual reference plane is perpendicular to the virtual ground plane and abuts the S-shaped body at first and second points on a first side. A second virtual reference plane is perpendicular to the first virtual reference plane and to the virtual ground plane and abuts the S-shaped body at a third point proximate the first end. A third virtual reference plane is perpendicular to the first virtual reference plane and to the virtual ground plane and abuts the S-shaped body at a fourth point proximate the second end. A fourth virtual reference plane is perpendicular to the virtual ground plane and abuts the S-shaped body at fifth and sixth points on a second side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventor: Rick E. Sparks