Patents by Inventor Dennis R. Pickering

Dennis R. Pickering 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).

  • Plastic to metal bonding method
    Patent number: 4024008
    Abstract: A method of bonding thermoplastic resins to metals. A cylindrical portion of a metal is coated with an uncured adhesive. A quantity of a thermoplastic resin is molded onto the adhesive substantially uniformly about that portion of the metal having adhesive thereon, and a restraining ring is placed about the exterior portion of the thermoplastic resin such that the inner diameter of the restraining ring is substantially equal to the desired exterior diameter of the thermoplastic. The restraining ring is made from nonmetallic material. Induction heating is then performed on the metal for a time sufficient to cure the adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1977
    Assignee: Honeywell Inc.
    Inventors: Norman W. Gregornik, Dennis R. Pickering