Patents by Inventor Rick W. Stewart

Rick W. Stewart 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).

  • Fire starting tool
    Patent number: 5919037
    Abstract: A hand operated fire starting tool for use as a survival aid and in general outdoor activities such as camping. The tool includes a case, a pyrophoric element mounted to the case for reciprocal and rotational movement between a stored position and an operating position. It also includes means such as a spring for biasing the element toward the operating position and a striker which may be engaged with the element. The tool also includes a cap which is both pivotally and slidably mounted to the case for releasingly securing the element in its stored position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: Survival, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee W. Brillhart, III, Rick W. Stewart