Patents by Inventor Robert M. Skillern

Robert M. Skillern 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).

  • Multipurpose tool
    Patent number: 4658455
    Abstract: A multipurpose tool designed particularly for use while painting, and including a claw for opening large pails or buckets and a blade for scraping and for opening standard one gallon paint cans. The claw is designed to extend partially or entirely around the rung of a ladder thereby permitting the tool, and a supported paint can, to be suspended from the rung. The claw includes flanges for can support and for engaging under the bead of a pail or bucket for prying off the cover of the pail or bucket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1987
    Assignee: Lid-Claw Inc.
    Inventor: Robert M. Skillern