Patents by Inventor Scott W. Predny

Scott W. Predny 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).

  • Spring-loaded magnetic driver and method of assembly thereof
    Patent number: 5163345
    Abstract: A tool for rotatably driving a fastening member includes a hollow tubular shank having a socket coupled to one end thereof in communication therewith for receiving an associated rotatable fastener member. A helical compression spring is disposed coaxially within the shank, having the outer end thereof affixed to a magnet disposed for magnetic engagement with the fastening member received in the socket, and having an end coil at the other end thereof disposed outside the other end of the shank with an outer diameter greater than the inner diameter of the shank, the other end of the shank being received in a bore in a handle for cooperation therewith to trap the end coil of the spring, therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1992
    Assignee: Snap-on Tools Corporation
    Inventors: Jimmy T. Doan, Scott W. Predny