Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Batho

Thomas A. Batho 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: 9839966
    Abstract: A quick-release arbor is adapted for a cylindrical hole saw that has a bottom wall having a threaded central aperture and opposing indexing holes. The arbor has a central hexagonal passage with opposing key slots passing therethrough and a threaded hole saw fitting axially aligned with the hexagonal passage. The arbor has a hexagonal pilot shaft securely holding a pilot drill bit and intermediate opposing keys forming a position lock. The pilot shaft is adapted to freely pass through the passage. Within the arbor is a button chamber that is transverse to the hexagonal passage with a rear wall. A biased button is located within the button chamber having upper and lower cuts outs to permit the pilot shaft to freely pass through the cut outs of the button when the button is depressed and having rear pocket to capture one of the pilot shaft opposing keys when the button is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Maclo Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas A. Batho
  • Patent number: 9649702
    Abstract: A 360° rotatable drill shear attachment has a housing with forward extending shear blades and a rearward extending drive bit connectable to a chuck of a portable hand drill. A cowling is fixed to a mounting flange and rearward of the shear housing protectively covering the drive bit and drill chuck. A circular clamp is rotatable and securable to the mounting flange. Left and right rails slide-ably adjust lengthwise and pivotally extend from the clamp along the left and right sides of the drill body to a point beyond the rear of the drill body to a drill rear end. A connector adjustably is fastened to the rear ends of the rails to adjustably draw the ends together for securing the shear attachment to the drill body. The clamp may be loosened to rotate the mounting flange of shear attachment, and shear blades, within the clamp for shear blade orientation anywhere along a 360° axial arc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Malco Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Batho, John T. Ryan
  • Publication number: 20170113331
    Abstract: A 4-in-1 multiple socket driver has an outer hexagonal sleeve with two ends each having one of a first intermediate large and second largest hexagonal sockets. A hand grippable handle is formed over an intermediate section of the outer sleeve. An inner hexagonal shaft with two ends each having one of a third smallest and fourth intermediate small hexagonal sockets. The inner shaft is adapted to slidably fit within the outer hex sleeve while being rotationally locked to the outer hexagonal sleeve. An axial locking mechanism is provided between the outer hexagonal sleeve and the inner hexagonal shaft to selectively present two of the four hexagonal sockets at any one time for operational use and to effectively lock the inner hexagonal shaft within the out hexagonal sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Bryan LAI, Thomas A. BATHO
  • Publication number: 20160375510
    Abstract: A 360° rotatable drill shear attachment has a housing with forward extending shear blades and a rearward extending drive bit connectable to a chuck of a portable hand drill. A cowling is fixed to a mounting flange and rearward of the shear housing protectively covering the drive bit and drill chuck. A circular clamp is rotatable and securable to the mounting flange. Left and right rails slide-ably adjust lengthwise and pivotally extend from the clamp along the left and right sides of the drill body to a point beyond the rear of the drill body to a drill rear end. A connector adjustably is fastened to the rear ends of the rails to adjustably draw the ends together for securing the shear attachment to the drill body. The clamp may be loosened to rotate the mounting flange of shear attachment, and shear blades, within the clamp for shear blade orientation anywhere along a 360° axial arc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas A. BATHO, John T. RYAN
  • Publication number: 20160279717
    Abstract: A quick-release arbor is adapted for a cylindrical hole saw that has a bottom wall having a threaded central aperture and opposing indexing holes. The arbor has a central hexagonal passage with opposing key slots passing therethrough and a threaded hole saw fitting axially aligned with the hexagonal passage. The arbor has a hexagonal pilot shaft securely holding a pilot drill bit and intermediate opposing keys forming a position lock. The pilot shaft is adapted to freely pass through the passage. Within the arbor is a button chamber that is transverse to the hexagonal passage with a rear wall. A biased button is located within the button chamber having upper and lower cuts outs to permit the pilot shaft to freely pass through the cut outs of the button when the button is depressed and having rear pocket to capture one of the pilot shaft opposing keys when the button is released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventor: Thomas A. BATHO
  • Publication number: 20080105726
    Abstract: A vertical hand stapler has a staple holder, a staple feeder with a housing that receives a staple from the staple holder; a hand operated plunger reciprocating within the staple feeder housing to eject a staple from the staple feeder and permit another staple to enter the feeder; and a deflecting retainer holding a staple in place within the staple feeder housing that is deflected by the plunger to permit a staple to be ejected from the staple feeder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: Malco Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas A. Batho
  • Patent number: D861453
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Malco Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan Lai, Thomas A. Batho