Patents by Inventor Brian Patrick HOLMSTOCK

Brian Patrick HOLMSTOCK 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).

  • Methods and apparatuses for mechanically opening and closing one or more longitudinal seams
    Patent number: 10882096
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments includes apparatuses, devices, and methods for inserting a male component of a first sheet metal portion into a female component of a second sheet metal portion, placing the longitudinal straight seam closing tool over the male and female components, and applying pressure to the longitudinal straight seam closing tool. The longitudinal straight seam closing tool includes an interior block portion, an exterior block portion, and a closing channel formed between the interior block portion and the exterior block portion, the interior block portion being configured to contact the first sheet metal portion and the closing channel being configured to extend over a protrusional tab of the female component when the interior block portion is in contact with the first sheet metal portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Inventor: Brian Patrick Holmstock
  • METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MECHANICALLY OPENING AND CLOSING ONE OR MORE LONGITUDINAL SEAMS
    Publication number: 20180141103
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments includes apparatuses, devices, and methods for inserting a male component of a first sheet metal portion into a female component of a second sheet metal portion, placing the longitudinal straight seam closing tool over the male and female components, and applying pressure to the longitudinal straight seam closing tool. The longitudinal straight seam closing tool includes an interior block portion, an exterior block portion, and a closing channel formed between the interior block portion and the exterior block portion, the interior block portion being configured to contact the first sheet metal portion and the closing channel being configured to extend over a protrusional tab of the female component when the interior block portion is in contact with the first sheet metal portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventor: Brian Patrick HOLMSTOCK