Patents by Inventor Roy Joseph Blanchette

Roy Joseph Blanchette 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: 11607778
    Abstract: A grease fitting installation tool is disclosed. The grease fitting installation tool may include a hand tool useful for installing and uninstalling a grease fitting with a hexagonal collar, a threaded shank, and a nipple, i.e., a Zerk fitting. The hand tool may have a first tool head and a second tool head, each able to receive and manipulate a grease fitting. The first and second tool heads may be attached end to end, joining the heads in the center of a hand tool by a couple. The couple may have a wrench interface allowing the hand tool to be engaged by a wrench or other tool. Each tool head may include a hollow socket with a socket aperture and six internal contact surfaces that are hexagonally arranged. The tool head may also include a deformable, cylindrical gripping member disposed within the hollow socket for retaining the grease fitting when the grease fitting is inserted into the gripping member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Inventor: Roy Joseph Blanchette
  • Publication number: 20210146509
    Abstract: A grease fitting installation tool is disclosed. The grease fitting installation tool may include a hand tool useful for installing and uninstalling a grease fitting with a hexagonal collar, a threaded shank, and a nipple, i.e., a Zerk fitting. The hand tool may have a first tool head and a second tool head, each able to receive and manipulate a grease fitting. The first and second tool heads may be attached end to end, joining the heads in the center of a hand tool by a couple. The couple may have a wrench interface allowing the hand tool to be engaged by a wrench or other tool. Each tool head may include a hollow socket with a socket aperture and six internal contact surfaces that are hexagonally arranged. The tool head may also include a deformable, cylindrical gripping member disposed within the hollow socket for retaining the grease fitting when the grease fitting is inserted into the gripping member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventor: Roy Joseph Blanchette
  • Publication number: 20190283220
    Abstract: A grease-fitting installation tool is disclosed herein. The grease-fitting installation tool may include a hand-tool useful for installing and uninstalling a grease-fitting that has a hexagonal-collar, a threaded-shank, and a nipple, i.e., a Zerk fitting. The hand-tool may have a first tool-head and a second tool-head, each able to receive and manipulate a grease-fitting. The first and second tool-heads may be attached end to end, being joined in the center of a hand-tool by a couple. The couple may have a wrench interface allowing the hand-tool to be engaged by a wrench or other tool. Each tool-head may include a hollow-socket having a socket-aperture and six internal contact-surfaces which are hexagonally arranged. The tool-head may also include a deformable, cylindrical gripping member disposed within the hollow-socket for retaining the grease-fitting when the grease-fitting is inserted into the gripping member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventor: Roy Joseph Blanchette