Patents by Inventor Ronald Wiley Shortridge

Ronald Wiley Shortridge 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).

  • Dual screwdriver adaptable to connector assemblies of different types and sizes
    Patent number: 7971509
    Abstract: A dual screwdriver is provided for connecting and disconnecting a connector assembly having first and second jackscrew guideposts. In one embodiment, the dual screwdriver includes a housing, a user input rotatably coupled to the housing, first and second manually-bendable shafts each rotatably coupled to the housing, and first and second bits mounted to the distal end portions of first and second manually-bendable shafts, respectively. The first and second bits are configured to matingly engage the first and second jackscrew guideposts. A gear train is disposed in the housing and mechanically couples the user input to the first and second manually-bendable shafts. The rotation of the user input drives the rotation of the first and second manually-bendable shafts and, therefore, the rotation of the first and second jackscrew guideposts when matingly engaged by the first and second bits, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald Wiley Shortridge
  • DUAL SCREWDRIVER ADAPTABLE TO CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES OF DIFFERENT TYPES AND SIZES
    Publication number: 20100175511
    Abstract: A dual screwdriver is provided for connecting and disconnecting a connector assembly having first and second jackscrew guideposts. In one embodiment, the dual screwdriver includes a housing, a user input rotatably coupled to the housing, first and second manually-bendable shafts each rotatably coupled to the housing, and first and second bits mounted to the distal end portions of first and second manually-bendable shafts, respectively. The first and second bits are configured to matingly engage the first and second jackscrew guideposts. A gear train is disposed in the housing and mechanically couples the user input to the first and second manually-bendable shafts. The rotation of the user input drives the rotation of the first and second manually-bendable shafts and, therefore, the rotation of the first and second jackscrew guideposts when matingly engaged by the first and second bits, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventor: Ronald Wiley Shortridge