Patents by Inventor Doug Samuel

Doug Samuel 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).

  • Interior support assembly and method for providing interior support to a target object being printed upon
    Patent number: 8833248
    Abstract: A support assembly includes a lid, a plug body, and a conduit. The lid engages a target object having an exterior surface on which an image is to be printed. The plug body is disposed in an interior volume of the target object when the lid is engaged with the target object. The plug body engages an interior surface of the target object to form a sealed chamber inside the target object. The conduit extends through the lid to an orifice disposed between the lid and the plug body. The conduit delivers a pressurizing fluid into the sealed chamber in order to increase a pressure inside the sealed chamber in the target object. The pressure inside the sealed chamber provides a resistive force that prevents the exterior surface of the target object from changing shape when the image is printed on the exterior surface of the target object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Skakal, William Elliott, Daniel Destino, Doug Samuel
  • INTERIOR SUPPORT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INTERIOR SUPPORT TO A TARGET OBJECT BEING PRINTED UPON
    Publication number: 20130319274
    Abstract: A support assembly includes a lid, a plug body, and a conduit. The lid engages a target object having an exterior surface on which an image is to be printed. The plug body is disposed in an interior volume of the target object when the lid is engaged with the target object. The plug body engages an interior surface of the target object to form a sealed chamber inside the target object. The conduit extends through the lid to an orifice disposed between the lid and the plug body. The conduit delivers a pressurizing fluid into the sealed chamber in order to increase a pressure inside the sealed chamber in the target object. The pressure inside the sealed chamber provides a resistive force that prevents the exterior surface of the target object from changing shape when the image is printed on the exterior surface of the target object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Todd Skakal, William Elliot, Daniel Destino, Doug Samuel