Patents by Inventor Gordon A. McShannon

Gordon A. McShannon 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).

  • Carbide tip and pick
    Patent number: 5235961
    Abstract: A carbide mineral cutting tip (5) comprises a solid carbide body having at least one front face (6), at least one top face (9), a bottom, seating face (12), a rear face (20), and side faces (13), the rear face (20) being provided at the end of an extended tail portion (15) of the tip (5), whereby the front- to-rear length (A to C) of the tip (5) approximates to twice the depth of the tip (5) represented by the top-to-bottom length (D to E) of the front face (6). The invention also includes a mineral cutter pick (1) provided with such a tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1993
    Assignee: Hydra Tools International plc
    Inventor: Gordon A. McShannon