Patents by Inventor Robert A. Gagliardi

Robert A. Gagliardi 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).

  • HAND TOOL WITH AN EXTENDABLE PLUNGER
    Publication number: 20110175042
    Abstract: A hand tool having an elongated plunger assembly that is rotatably and movably disposed in a socket. The plunger assembly can be rotated between a first orientation and a second orientation as well as being moved between a first, withdrawn position and a second, extended position. The plunger assembly also has an upper notch and a lower notch on a front side and at least one generally flat lateral side. A fixed latch member extends across a portion of the socket and defines a narrow passage within the socket. The hand tool, preferably, includes a compression spring biasing the plunger assembly toward the extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: PENN UNITED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: MARK P. NOAH, Glenn R. Snyder, Joseph Brandon Delaney, Robert A. Gagliardi, David Carl Jones
  • Hand tool with an extendable plunger
    Patent number: 7979971
    Abstract: A hand tool having an elongated plunger assembly that is rotatably and movably disposed in a socket. The plunger assembly can be rotated between a first orientation and a second orientation as well as being moved between a first, withdrawn position and a second, extended position. The plunger assembly also has an upper notch and a lower notch on a front side and at least one generally flat lateral side. A fixed latch member extends across a portion of the socket and defines a narrow passage within the socket. The hand tool, preferably, includes a compression spring biasing the plunger assembly toward the extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Penn United Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark P. Noah, Glenn R. Snyder, Joseph Brandon Delaney, Robert A. Gagliardi, David Carl Jones
  • Hand tool with an extendable plunger
    Patent number: 7896314
    Abstract: A hand tool having an elongated plunger assembly that is rotatably and movably disposed in a socket. The plunger assembly can be rotated between a first orientation and a second orientation as well as being moved between a first, withdrawn position and a second, extended position. The plunger assembly also has an upper notch and a lower notch on a front side and at least one generally flat lateral side. A fixed latch member extends across a portion of the socket and defines a narrow passage within the socket. The hand tool, preferably, includes a compression spring biasing the plunger assembly toward the extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Penn United Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark P. Noah, Glenn R. Snyder, Joseph Brandon Delaney, Robert A. Gagliardi, David Carl Jones
  • HAND TOOL WITH AN EXTENDABLE PLUNGER
    Publication number: 20100186213
    Abstract: A hand tool having an elongated plunger assembly that is rotatably and movably disposed in a socket. The plunger assembly can be rotated between a first orientation and a second orientation as well as being moved between a first, withdrawn position and a second, extended position. The plunger assembly also has an upper notch and a lower notch on a front side and at least one generally flat lateral side. A fixed latch member extends across a portion of the socket and defines a narrow passage within the socket. The hand tool, preferably, includes a compression spring biasing the plunger assembly toward the extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: Penn United Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark P. Noah, Glenn R. Snyder, Joseph Brandon Delaney, Robert A. Gagliardi, David Carl Jones
  • Hand Tool With An Extendable Plunger
    Publication number: 20080277636
    Abstract: A hand tool having an elongated plunger assembly that is rotatably and movably disposed in a socket. The plunger assembly can be rotated between a first orientation and a second orientation as well as being moved between a first, withdrawn position and a second, extended position. The plunger assembly also has an upper notch and a lower notch on a front side and at least one generally flat lateral side. A fixed latch member extends across a portion of the socket and defines a narrow passage within the socket. The hand tool, preferably, includes a compression spring biasing the plunger assembly toward the extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: Penn United Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark P. Noah, Glenn R. Snyder, Joseph Brandon Delaney, Robert A. Gagliardi, David Carl Jones