Patents by Inventor Frank Read

Frank Read 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for fastening a panel or other components
    Patent number: 8177466
    Abstract: Fasteners such as clip nut fasteners can include a clip having a nut cage and a nut supported by the nut cage. The nut cage can have a wall supporting a portion of the nut wherein the wall can flex toward and away from the nut. The nut can have projections or other discontinuities for engaging bearing surfaces in the nut cage, for limiting rotation of the nut when under torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: The Monadnock Company
    Inventors: Terrence Csik, Igor Komsitsky, Frank Read
  • Fiber optic seal
    Patent number: 7736067
    Abstract: A fiber sealing apparatus in which a seal about an outer fiber optic cable may be formed relatively independently of a seal about an inner fiber optic line. The fiber optic sealing apparatus may comprise a housing containing a central passageway there through. The housing may further comprise a fiber seal and a seal energizer configured to interact with the fiber seal. An intermediate cap may be coupled with an end of the housing and configured to apply a load to the seal energizer. An end cap may be coupled with an end of the intermediate cap and configured to seal against an inserted fiber optic cable. Applying the load to the seal energizer may result in a barrier forming around an inserted fiber optic line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Barry Allen Frank Read
  • FIBER OPTIC SEAL
    Publication number: 20100092145
    Abstract: A fiber sealing apparatus in which a seal about an outer fiber optic cable may be formed relatively independently of a seal about an inner fiber optic line. The fiber optic sealing apparatus may comprise a housing containing a central passageway there through. The housing may further comprise a fiber seal and a seal energizer configured to interact with the fiber seal. An intermediate cap may be coupled with an end of the housing and configured to apply a load to the seal energizer. An end cap may be coupled with an end of the intermediate cap and configured to seal against an inserted fiber optic cable. Applying the load to the seal energizer may result in a barrier forming around an inserted fiber optic line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Barry Allen Frank Read
  • Apparatus and Methods for Fastening a Panel or Other Components
    Publication number: 20080310931
    Abstract: Fasteners such as clip nut fasteners can include a clip having a nut cage and a nut supported by the nut cage. The nut cage can have a wall supporting a portion of the nut wherein the wall can flex toward and away from the nut. The nut can have projections or other discontinuities for engaging bearing surfaces in the nut cage, for limiting rotation of the nut when under torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Terrence Csik, Igor Komsitsky, Frank Read