Patents by Inventor James A. Kapas

James A. Kapas 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).

  • Publication number: 20240183473
    Abstract: A clamp assembly is provided with a band having a length sized to wrap about a joint. A plurality of retainer segments is attached to the band to engage a peripheral flange of a pair of tube ends at the joint. A first threaded fastener is connected to the band at a first location. A second threaded fastener is sized to engage the band at a second location to extend to the first threaded fastener to fasten to the first threaded fastener upon rotation of the second threaded fastener to tighten the band and the plurality of retainer segments to clamp the joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: MACLEAN-FOGG COMPANY
    Inventors: Stephen Michael CHARLES, Steven Todd WANAMAKER, Kyle Mitchell KAPA, Kenneth James RIMATZKI, Mackenzie Elaine FISHER, James Paul FORTENER, David Lawrence DEWITTE, Cathryn Ann GUEST, Christopher Lawrence DEMOFF, Scott Andrew MORGAN
  • Patent number: 6076191
    Abstract: An ornamental rotational hat is provided which includes a cap portion having an interior space for receiving a wearer's head, a motor mounted to the cap portion, and a screw-shaped ornament connected to the motor to rotate with respect to the cap while the cap remains stationary on the wearer's head. An additional feature of the rotational hat calls for an insert for the cap having a plurality of fingers with inherent resiliency to grip a head of the wearer, and to retain the cap to the wearer's head during rotation of the ornament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Inventor: James A. Kapas
  • Hat
    Patent number: D410133
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1999
    Inventor: James A. Kapas