Patents by Inventor Guy T. Bixby

Guy T. Bixby 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).

  • Formable, shape retentive hose
    Patent number: 4463779
    Abstract: A formable hose with a reformable wire embedded solely in a thicker portion of the hose cover, the reformable wire oriented longitudinally of the hose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1984
    Assignee: The Gates Rubber Company
    Inventors: Clifford W. Wink, Guy T. Bixby
  • Formable hose
    Patent number: 4456034
    Abstract: A collapse resistant hose is described which may be selectively deformed to a desired shape. It includes the usual elongated polymeric body, including an internal passageway in which is positioned a spring insert reinforcement. An axially extending rod means is positioned adjacent the spring to which it is intimately attached, permitting the hose to be deformed to a desired shape-retaining configuration by bending the rod beyond its yield point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1984
    Inventor: Guy T. Bixby
  • Hose with internal insert member
    Patent number: 4295496
    Abstract: A hose is described having the usual elongated polymeric body and a coiled insert member formed of a plurality of turns contained within the internal passageway of the hose. The hose body has a normal tendency to swell under elevated temperatures or pressure whereby the coiled insert member may shift axially. This problem is solved by application of a filamentary band of expansion resistant material extending circumferentially about the hose body, which prevents enlargement of the hose during use at elevated temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1981
    Assignee: The Gates Rubber Company
    Inventor: Guy T. Bixby
  • Flexible mandrel lubrication
    Patent number: 4169174
    Abstract: Flexible core such as rubber rod useful as an internal mandrel in the construction of tubular articles, such as hose, is coated with a liquid lubricant substantially undiluted with solvent, and excess lubricant is removed using high pressure liquid spray jets impacting the core angularly and countercurrent to the direction of movement of the mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1979
    Assignee: The Gates Rubber Company
    Inventor: Guy T. Bixby