Patents by Inventor Terry L. Gonzales

Terry L. Gonzales 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).

  • Multifunctional toolbox
    Patent number: 9962825
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a toolbox includes a housing, one or more drawers received in the housing, and a handle extending from the housing. The handle comprises a pair of spaced grasping surfaces connected by a central grasping surface, the spaced grasping surface and the central grasping surface each spaced from the housing. According to another embodiment, a toolbox includes a housing and one or more drawers slidably received in the housing. The one or more drawers each comprise an integral latch, and the housing comprises an integral latch receptacle. Closing the drawer of the toolbox with a first amount of force does not engage the integral latch with the latch receptacle, while closing the drawer of the toolbox with a second amount of force automatically engages the integral latch with the latch receptacle, securing the one or more drawers within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
    Inventors: Terry L. Gonzales, John C. Murray, Megan E. McNeill, Chih-Hung Chen, Tolga Caglar, Jin Chi Huang, Oaty A. Frye, Jr.
  • TOOLBOX
    Publication number: 20160075010
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a toolbox includes a housing, one or more drawers received in the housing, and a handle extending from the housing. The handle comprises a pair of spaced grasping surfaces connected by a central grasping surface, the spaced grasping surface and the central grasping surface each spaced from the housing. According to another embodiment, a toolbox includes a housing and one or more drawers slidably received in the housing. The one or more drawers each comprise an integral latch, and the housing comprises an integral latch receptacle. Closing the drawer of the toolbox with a first amount of force does not engage the integral latch with the latch receptacle, while closing the drawer of the toolbox with a second amount of force automatically engages the integral latch with the latch receptacle, securing the one or more drawers within the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Terry L. Gonzales, John C. Murray, Megan E. McNeill, Chih-Hung Chen, I, Tolga Caglar, Jin Chi Huang, Oaty A. Frye, JR.
  • Tool box with drawer
    Patent number: D771387
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
    Inventors: Terry L. Gonzales, John C. Murray, Megan E. McNeill, Chih-Hung Chen, I, Tolga Caglar, Jin Chi Huang, Oaty A. Frye, Jr.