Patents by Inventor Stephen E. Parent

Stephen E. Parent 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).

  • Spiked plate
    Patent number: 7721400
    Abstract: A plate (10) with spikes (11) projecting therefrom to impale a log on respective opposite sides of a crack (20) in the end of the log and wherein the plate has pull tabs (18, 19) integral therewith and grippingly engageable by a tool (30) used to remove the plate from the end of the log. A tool for inserting and removing the plate from the log includes means (37) for driving and means (33) for removing the plate from the log including a slot (35) adjacent the impact end of the tool and into which the pull tab on the plate is inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Ellis ENZ Splits, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen E. Parent, Daniel L. Day