Patents by Inventor Thomas Eccles, Jr.

Thomas Eccles, Jr. 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: 6836973
    Abstract: A tool for household, commercial, and industrial use is disclosed. The tool would be a multi-sectional level that would comprise many individual sections that would be pivotally attached to one another, with each section having a cylinder and a volume of liquid in the cylinder. Each cylinder would also have an internal bubble for use in measuring flat surfaces. The level could also be placed in a slide-lock mechanism to force the level into a straight shape. Either one or two slide-lock mechanism could be used with the level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Inventor: Thomas Eccles, Jr.