Patents by Inventor Victor J. Levand, JR.

Victor J. Levand, 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).

  • Publication number: 20190270334
    Abstract: Provide is a tool that includes a handle assembly including a top and bottom portion and a blade disposed between the top and bottom portion having first and second ends and an opening at its first end. The opening includes first and second notches opposed to one another. The tool also includes a latch assembly disposed between the top and bottom portion that is movable between first and second positions, the latch assembly including a latch having a protrusion that engages one of the first or second notches in the first position and disengages from the one of the first or second notches in the second position. The blade is rotatable about the first end between a closed positioned where the first notch is engaged by the protrusion, and an open position where the second notch is engaged by the protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventor: VICTOR J. LEVAND, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9302290
    Abstract: A caulking gun that dispenses caulking material may have a drip free mechanism that is operable to prevent additional caulk material from being dispensed. In another embodiment a caulking gun may have a lever that permits the user to adjust the drip free mechanism between a drit free condition and a continuous application condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: The Sherwin-Williams Company
    Inventors: James E. Szpak, Victor J. Levand, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20140374440
    Abstract: A caulking gun that dispenses caulking material may have a drip free mechanism that is operable to prevent additional caulk material from being dispensed. In another embodiment a caulking gun may have a lever that can be adjusted to permit additional caulk material to be dispensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY
    Inventors: James E. Szpak, Victor J. Levand, JR.
  • Patent number: 8857673
    Abstract: A caulking gun that dispenses caulking material may have a drip free mechanism that is operable to prevent additional caulk material from being dispensed. In another embodiment a caulking gun may have a lever that permits the user to adjust the drip free mechanism between a drip free condition and a continuous application condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: The Sherwin-Williams Company
    Inventors: James E. Szpak, Victor J. Levand, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20130161361
    Abstract: A caulking gun that dispenses caulking material may have a drip free mechanism that is operable to prevent additional caulk material from being dispensed. In another embodiment a caulking gun may have a lever that can be adjusted to permit additional caulk material to be dispensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY
    Inventors: James E. Szpak, Victor J. Levand, JR.