Patents by Inventor T. Kenneth Escoe

T. Kenneth Escoe 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: 7493830
    Abstract: A mechanical torque wrench including a wrench body defining an elongated interior compartment and a wrench head including a bar extending therefrom being pivotally secured to a first end of the wrench body. A hand grip located on a second end of the wrench body, the hand grip being non-rotationally fixed to the second end of wrench body, and a set spring is disposed within the wrench body. A pawl is disposed between the bar and the set spring. Rotation of a dial screw in a first direction compresses the set spring and rotation in a second direction allows expansion of the set spring. A set ring is operatively connected to the dial screw and rotatable relative to the wrench body. A resistive element produces an output signal that depends on a position of the dial screw relative to the resistive element. A processor converts the output signal into an equivalent torque value in a selected system of units for display on a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Easco Hand Tools, Inc.
    Inventors: T. Kenneth Escoe, Muniswamappa Anjanappa, Awad Aly Gharib, Xia Chen
  • Publication number: 20080134800
    Abstract: A mechanical torque wrench including a wrench body defining an elongated interior compartment and a wrench head including a bar extending therefrom being pivotally secured to a first end of the wrench body. A hand grip located on a second end of the wrench body, the hand grip being non-rotationally fixed to the second end of wrench body, and a set spring is disposed within the wrench body. A pawl is disposed between the bar and the set spring. Rotation of a dial screw in a first direction compresses the set spring and rotation in a second direction allows expansion of the set spring. A set ring is operatively connected to the dial screw and rotatable relative to the wrench body. A resistive element produces an output signal that depends on a position of the dial screw relative to the resistive element. A processor converts the output signal into an equivalent torque value in a selected system of units for display on a user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2008
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: Easco Hand Tools, Inc.
    Inventors: T. Kenneth Escoe, Muniswamappa Anjanappa, Awad Aly Gharib, Xia Chen
  • Patent number: 7331246
    Abstract: A mechanical torque wrench including a wrench body defining an elongated interior compartment and a wrench head including a bar extending therefrom being pivotally secured to a first end of the wrench body. A hand grip located on a second end of the wrench body and a set spring is disposed within the wrench body. A pawl is disposed between the bar and the set spring. Rotation of a dial screw in a first direction compresses the set spring and rotation in a second direction allows expansion of the set spring. A set ring is operatively connected to the dial screw and rotatable relative to the wrench body. A resistive element is coupled to the dial screw and produces an output signal that depends on a position of the dial screw relative to the resistive element. A processor converts the output signal into an equivalent torque value for display on a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Easco Hand Tools, Inc.
    Inventors: T. Kenneth Escoe, Muniswamappa Anjanappa, Awad Aly Gharib, Xia Chen
  • Patent number: D571626
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Easco Hand Tools, Inc.
    Inventors: T. Kenneth Escoe, Awad Aly Gharib
  • Patent number: D586193
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Easco Hand Tools, Inc.
    Inventors: T. Kenneth Escoe, Awad Aly Gharib