Patents by Inventor Tom Loudamy

Tom Loudamy 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: 6966543
    Abstract: A tool for association with a ratchet wheel of a tie-down device, the tie-down device for securing an article by a strap whereby a shaft is journaled for rotation in which the strap is wound around the shaft in a take-up direction, the tie-down device including a ratchet wheel having ratchet teeth rotatable with the shaft and further having a center bore which extends in a direction parallel with the shaft. The tool enables a user to quickly rewind the strap on the shaft in the take-up direction for storing the strap when not being used of securing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Inventor: Tom Loudamy
  • Publication number: 20040173707
    Abstract: A tool for association with a ratchet wheel of a tie-down device, the tie-down device for securing an article by a strap whereby a shaft is journaled for rotation in which the strap is wound around the shaft in a take-up direction, the tie-down device including a ratchet wheel having ratchet teeth rotatable with the shaft and further having a center bore which extends in a direction parallel with the shaft. The tool enables a user to quickly rewind the strap on the shaft in the take-up direction for storing the strap when not being used of securing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventor: Tom Loudamy