Patents by Inventor Arthur G. Beer

Arthur G. Beer 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).

  • Access plug for threaded holes in electric starting apparatus
    Patent number: 4620641
    Abstract: An access plug for providing a removable closure for a threaded hole in a housing of an electric starter or the like. The access plug is formed of a plastic molding material and has a cap member and a retainer member that are joined by a thin annular frangible portion. When assembling the plug to the threaded hole the plug is aligned with the hole and one end of the plug engages the housing. A tool now applies an axial force to the plug which causes the retainer member to be inserted into the hole, causes the frangible portion to be sheared or broken and causes a portion of the cap member to be inserted into the retainer member. When the frangible portion breaks a bead on the retainer member remains which is engaged by a ratchet tooth of a series of ratchet teeth formed on a part of the cap member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1986
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Arthur G. Beer
  • Collet-containing mold for undercut molding
    Patent number: 4502659
    Abstract: An injection molding mold including a collet-like mold member for shaping undercut portions of the molded article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1985
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald L. Stephenson, Arthur G. Beer