Patents by Inventor Tracey Lee Schroeder

Tracey Lee Schroeder 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).

  • Tool for operating tire chain tensioners and method of using the same
    Patent number: 9266227
    Abstract: A tool for operating a vehicle tire chain tensioner and a method of using the same. The tool is a member having spaced apart first and second ends. The first end is configured to engage a first style of chain tensioner and the second end is configured to engage a second style of chain tensioner. The first end includes a leg extending outwardly at ninety degrees from the member in a first direction; and the second end includes spaced apart first and second arms that extend outwardly at ninety degrees from the member in a second direction. The member, leg, and first and second arms are all aligned in the same plane. The leg's free end is complementary to a recess defined in the first style of chain tensioner. A section of the second style of chain tensioner is received in a gap defined between the first and second arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Inventors: Christopher Joseph Schroeder, Tracey Lee Schroeder
  • TOOL FOR OPERATING TIRE CHAIN TENSIONERS AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150224632
    Abstract: A tool for operating a vehicle tire chain tensioner and a method of using the same. The tool is a member having spaced apart first and second ends. The first end is configured to engage a first style of chain tensioner and the second end is configured to engage a second style of chain tensioner. The first end includes a leg extending outwardly at ninety degrees from the member in a first direction; and the second end includes spaced apart first and second arms that extend outwardly at ninety degrees from the member in a second direction. The member, leg, and first and second arms are all aligned in the same plane. The leg's free end is complementary to a recess defined in the first style of chain tensioner. A section of the second style of chain tensioner is received in a gap defined between the first and second arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher Joseph Schroeder, Tracey Lee Schroeder