Patents by Inventor Stephen Burton Stayton

Stephen Burton Stayton 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).

  • Spanner wrench structure and method
    Patent number: 9085067
    Abstract: A spanner wrench and a method of rotating an object with the spanner wrench is provided. The spanner wrench is configured to engage and rotate the object, and the spanner wrench is supported in a manner that resists tilting and transverse movement of the spanner wrench as the spanner wrench is rotating the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Inventor: Stephen Burton Stayton
  • Tweezer device incorporating improved gripping tip structures, and method of using
    Patent number: 8936287
    Abstract: A tweezer device and method of using that provides an improved gripping tip concept for gripping a work object. The tweezer device comprises two gripping tip bodies arranged in a symmetric vee configuration supported on a first flexible tweezer beam, and a third gripping tip body supported on a second flexible tweezer beam arranged in such a manner that the third gripping tip body engages a work object and directs a force on the work object that is approximately coplanar with the plane of symmetry of the vee configured structure in a manner that pushes the work object into contact with the two vee configured gripping tip bodies thus forming two lines of contact between the work object and the vee configured tip bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Inventor: Stephen Burton Stayton
  • Tweezer Device Incorporating Improved Gripping Tip Structures, and Method of using
    Publication number: 20130341941
    Abstract: A tweezer device and method of using that provides an improved gripping tip concept for gripping a work object. The tweezer device comprises two gripping tip bodies arranged in a symmetric vee configuration supported on a first flexible tweezer beam, and a third gripping tip body supported on a second flexible tweezer beam arranged in such a manner that the third gripping tip body engages a work object and directs a force on the work object that is approximately coplanar with the plane of symmetry of the vee configured structure in a manner that pushes the work object into contact with the two vee configured gripping tip bodies thus forming two lines of contact between the work object and the vee configured tip bodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventor: Stephen Burton Stayton
  • Spanner Wrench Structure and Method
    Publication number: 20120297604
    Abstract: A spanner wrench and a method of rotating an object with the spanner wrench is provided. The spanner wrench is configured to engage and rotate the object, and the spanner wrench is supported in a manner that resists tilting and transverse movement of the spanner wrench as the spanner wrench is rotating the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventor: Stephen Burton Stayton