Patents by Inventor Ronald L. Ruthven

Ronald L. Ruthven 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: 5058869
    Abstract: An adjustable angle vise is provided for clamping a cable to a fixed structure in order to free the hands of a person making cable connections. The vise comprises two vise-grip pliers, with the pincers of one having flat resilient blocks adapted to grip a fixed structure, and the pincers of the other having resilient blocks with varied diameter channels to grip a cable. The two pliers can be connected together at varied angles by toothed connecting hubs. The cable-gripping pliers has at least two such hubs oriented perpendicular to each other, to allow orienting the cable either along or perpendicular to the fixed structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1991
    Inventor: Ronald L. Ruthven