Patents by Inventor William E. Backer

William E. Backer 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: 5743395
    Abstract: A socket holder for a plurality of socket wrench sockets has studs projecting from a top surface, each of the studs being sized and shaped closely uniquely to engage a particular socket so that the socket on a stud will not be accidentally dislodged, and the stud can be used to measure a nut or the head of a bolt before the socket is employed. The studs are accompanied by indicia of size. Preferably, the indicia may be tactilely read.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Inventor: William E. Backer