Patents by Inventor Robert E. Bina

Robert E. Bina 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).

  • Publication number: 20260054101
    Abstract: A multi-purpose tool, the tool comprising: a front leg having an upper portion and a lower portion; a rear leg having an upper portion and a lower portion; a top portion connecting the upper portion of the front leg to the upper portion of the rear leg; and a bottom portion connecting the lower portion of the front leg to the lower portion of the rear leg; an illumination unit disposed in the top portion of the tool; and a pepper spray unit disposed in the front leg of the tool; wherein the front leg, the rear leg, the top portion and the bottom portion form a central cavity that is sized to receive fingers of a user's hand, with the heel of the hand resting against the rear leg and the thumb of the hand free to manipulate (i) an illumination actuation element for operating the illumination unit, and (ii) a pepper spray actuation element for operating the pepper spray unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2025
    Publication date: February 26, 2026
    Inventor: Robert E. Bina
  • Publication number: 20230037946
    Abstract: A multi-purpose illumination, self-defense and glass-breaking tool, the tool comprising: a tool body; a handle projecting from the tool body; a flashlight carried by the tool body; a pepper spray unit carried by the tool body; and a glass breaker carried by the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Robert E. Bina, Peter E. Schuerch
  • Patent number: 11413478
    Abstract: A multi-purpose illumination, self-defense and glass-breaking tool, the tool comprising: a tool body; a handle projecting from the tool body; a flashlight carried by the tool body; a pepper spray unit carried by the tool body; and a glass breaker carried by the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Inventors: Robert E. Bina, Peter E. Schuerch
  • Publication number: 20210213308
    Abstract: A multi-purpose illumination, self-defense and glass-breaking tool, the tool comprising: a tool body; a handle projecting from the tool body; a flashlight carried by the tool body; a pepper spray unit carried by the tool body; and a glass breaker carried by the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Robert E. Bina, Peter E. Schuerch