Patents by Inventor Darren R. McCracken

Darren R. McCracken 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).

  • Sound dampening pad
    Patent number: 7240766
    Abstract: An easy to manufacture and install sound dampening pad for a printing blanket sleeve is provided. The pad effectively attenuates noise emanating from the sleeve during air pressurized mounting and dismounting of the blanket sleeve to an underlying cylinder. The sound dampening pad is fabricated from a flexible polymeric material and in one embodiment has a generally J-shaped configuration with inner and outer surfaces. At least a portion of the inner surface of the J-shaped configuration includes a pressure sensitive adhesive thereon to secure the pad to the inner surface of the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Day International, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon Rogers, Darren R. McCracken
  • Printing blanket sleeve having sound dampening feature
    Publication number: 20040222039
    Abstract: An easy to manufacture and install sound dampening pad for a printing blanket sleeve is provided. The pad effectively attenuates noise emanating from the sleeve during air pressurized mounting and dismounting of the blanket sleeve to an underlying cylinder. The sound dampening pad is fabricated from a flexible polymeric material and in one embodiment has a generally J-shaped configuration with inner and outer surfaces. At least a portion of the inner surface of the J-shaped configuration includes a pressure sensitive adhesive thereon to secure the pad to the inner surface of the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Inventors: Brandon Rogers, Darren R. McCracken
  • Printing blanket sleeve having sound dampening feature
    Patent number: 6732648
    Abstract: An easy to manufacture and install sound dampening pad for a printing blanket sleeve is provided. The pad effectively attenuates noise emanating from the sleeve during air pressurized mounting and dismounting of the blanket sleeve to an underlying cylinder. The sound dampening pad is fabricated from a flexible polymeric material and has a generally J-shaped configuration with inner and outer surfaces. At least a portion of the inner surface of the J-shape includes a pressure sensitive adhesive thereon to secure the pad to the inner surface of the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Day International Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon Rogers, Darren R. McCracken