Patents by Inventor Van Barlow

Van Barlow 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).

  • Coated staple and fastening tool for the same
    Publication number: 20100008745
    Abstract: Insulated or coated staple and a fastening tool for driving the same into a substrate. The tool includes a housing and a driver reciprocally mounted in the housing and moveable with respect to the housing, the driver having a driving surface for engaging a fastener such as a coated staple. A magazine assembly is associated with the housing for positioning and aligning the coated fastener in the path of the driver so that when actuated, the driver strikes the fastener and forcibly ejects it from the magazine into the substrate on which the object to be fastened is to be secured. Suitable fasteners include coated staples (of various sizes and configurations), nails, brads, rivets, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: Acme Staple Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Van Barlow, Onno Boswinkel, Robert Haynes, Richard Gold
  • Coated staple and fastening tool for the same
    Publication number: 20060124686
    Abstract: Insulated or coated staple and a fastening tool for driving the same into a substrate. The tool includes a housing and a driver reciprocally mounted in the housing and moveable with respect to the housing, the driver having a driving surface for engaging a fastener such as a coated staple. A magazine assembly is associated with the housing for positioning and aligning the coated fastener in the path of the driver so that when actuated, the driver strikes the fastener and forcibly ejects it from the magazine into the substrate on which the object to be fastened is to be secured. Suitable fasteners include coated staples (of various sizes and configurations), nails, brads, rivets, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2006
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Van Barlow, Onno Boswinkel, Robert Haynes, Richard Gold
  • Coated staple and fastening tool for the same
    Patent number: 7011242
    Abstract: Insulated or coated staple and a fastening tool for driving the same into a substrate. The tool includes a housing and a driver reciprocally mounted in the housing and moveable with respect to the housing, the driver having a driving surface for engaging a fastener such as a coated staple. A magazine assembly is associated with the housing for positioning and aligning the coated fastener in the path of the driver so that when actuated, the driver strikes the fastener and forcibly ejects it from the magazine into the substrate on which the object to be fastened is to be secured. Suitable fasteners include coated staples (of various sizes and configurations), nails, brads, rivets, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Acme Staple Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Van Barlow, Onno Boswinkel, Robert Haynes, Richard Gold
  • Coated staple and fastening tool for the same
    Publication number: 20030115738
    Abstract: Insulated or coated staple and a fastening tool for driving the same into a substrate. The tool includes a housing and a driver reciprocally mounted in the housing and moveable with respect to the housing, the driver having a driving surface for engaging a fastener such as a coated staple. A magazine assembly is associated with the housing for positioning and aligning the coated fastener in the path of the driver so that when actuated, the driver strikes the fastener and forcibly ejects it from the magazine into the substrate on which the object to be fastened is to be secured. Suitable fasteners include coated staples (of various sizes and configurations), nails, brads, rivets, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Van Barlow, Onno Boswinkel, Robert Haynes, Richard Gold