Patents by Inventor Thomas Kosik

Thomas Kosik 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).

  • Publication number: 20070278579
    Abstract: A protective device for use with a metal stud features a body region, a reduced region, and a passageway disposed therethrough. The reduced region has an outer cross-section that is smaller than the outer cross-section of the body region and is sized and shaped to fit within an aperture disposed within the metal stud. The body region has a length that is at least as long as the thickness of the metal stud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Inventors: Vincent Cannistraro, Thomas Kosik
  • Patent number: 5979913
    Abstract: A universal driving and setting tool is used to drive and set an anchor, such as a concrete anchor, having an anchor sleeve and an anchor slug positioned within a bore formed in the anchor sleeve. The driving and setting tool includes an attachment that fits over standard drill bits used in a hammer drill for drilling a hole in a substrate, such as concrete, in which the anchor is set. The attachment engages an end of the drill bit and can fit over drill bits having different lengths and having shanks of different shapes. The driving and setting tool also includes a reversible adapter that is positioned in the attachment in either a first or second position. In a first position, an anchor sleeve hammering portion on the reversible adapter faces outwardly to hammer the anchor sleeve into the hole within the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Inventors: Thomas Kosik, David Caruso