Patents by Inventor Vincent J. Kiernan

Vincent J. Kiernan 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: 5604947
    Abstract: A pair of pliers for gripping, twisting, and cutting wires having undulating wire gripping surfaces, a wire cutting cavity, and a resilient wire gripping material. The undulating wire gripping surfaces have high and low portions that unequally traverse the gripping surfaces and extend unequally beyond the centerline of the pliers. Such a configuration provides an equally distributed gripping force for an entire range of wires without causing any nicks and scrapes on the wire. The cutting cavity has a plurality of surfaces that form tiger tooth-like members. The geometry formed by the cavity's surfaces and tooth-like members provides a large surface area for the resilient gripping material to adhere to.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1997
    Assignee: Milbar Corporation
    Inventors: Darryle E. Bates, Vincent J. Kiernan
  • Patent number: 4899877
    Abstract: A packaging technique which have a rotatable member and a stationary member such as an adjustable nut driver of chuck. The package encloses the tool and has at least one transparent section to reveal at least a portion of the tool, and a pair of access openings spaced about 180.degree. to allow manual digital access to the tool. Means are provided to restrain the stationary member of the tool upon rotation of the moveable member to thereby permit a perspective customer to manipulate the tool as well as view it visually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1990
    Assignee: Bares Group
    Inventor: Vincent J. Kiernan
  • Patent number: D309409
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 24, 1990
    Assignee: Bares Group
    Inventor: Vincent J. Kiernan
  • Patent number: D398498
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: Stride Tool, Inc.
    Inventors: Darryle Eugene Bates, Vincent J. Kiernan
  • Patent number: D401488
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Assignee: Stride Tool, Inc.
    Inventors: Darryle Eugene Bates, Vincent J. Kiernan
  • Patent number: D406032
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Assignee: Stride Tool, Inc.
    Inventors: Darryle Eugene Bates, Vincent J. Kiernan