Patents by Inventor Ethan Lake

Ethan Lake 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).

  • Modular nut plate assemblies and methods of using the same
    Patent number: 8647035
    Abstract: A nut plate assembly includes a nut retainer and a bushing for expanding a tubular body of the retainer. The retainer assembly is used to cold work an opening of a workpiece in order to fix the nut retainer assembly relative to the workpiece. A nut can be snapped into the retainer. A method of installation includes passing a mandrel through the bushing to radially expand the bushing into a tubular body of the retainer. The tubular body is compressed between the workpiece and bushing as the bushing is displaced radially causing corresponding radial displacement of the tubular body. The expanded bushing applies pressure to the tubular body for a desired fit between the nut retainer and workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Fatigue Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Bakken, Mark Weiss, Doug Glenn, Ethan Lake, Joy Ransom, James Ryunoshin Ross, Timothy Howard Johnson
  • MODULAR NUT PLATE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20110150599
    Abstract: A nut plate assembly includes a nut retainer and a bushing for expanding a tubular body of the retainer. The retainer assembly is used to cold work an opening of a workpiece in order to fix the nut retainer assembly relative to the workpiece. A nut can be snapped into the retainer. A method of installation includes passing a mandrel through the bushing to radially expand the bushing into a tubular body of the retainer. The tubular body is compressed between the workpiece and bushing as the bushing is displaced radially causing corresponding radial displacement of the tubular body. The expanded bushing applies pressure to the tubular body for a desired fit between the nut retainer and workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: Fatigue Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Bakken, Mark Weiss, Doug Glenn, Ethan Lake, Joy Ransom, James Ryunoshin Ross, Timothy Howard Johnson