Patents by Inventor Kevin J. Carrington

Kevin J. Carrington 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).

  • Tensioner/cutter tool for hose clamps
    Patent number: 9085070
    Abstract: A tension/cutter tool for band-type clamps that include a band for tensioning around an object and a seal for securing the tensioned band around the object, in which the band is bent and severed at the seal to form a J-seal. The tool includes a body, a drive, and a feed wheel mounted to the body and operably connected to the drive. A nose piece includes two rollers and is movably mounted to the body to engage and disengage the two rollers from contact with the feed wheel. The feed wheel and rollers define a band path therebetween. A tail end of the band is fed into the tool, between the feed wheel and the roller and the drive is actuated to tension the band. Upon achieving a desired tension, the seal is engaged with the nose piece and the band is bent to form the J-seal against the seal and the band is cut beyond the J-seal. A controller monitors and controls the tool functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Signode Industrial Group LLC
    Inventors: Wayne J. Skonieczy, Jr., Walter L. Boss, Daniel R. Pearson, Christopher J. Nelli, Kevin J. Carrington
  • TENSIONER/CUTTER TOOL FOR HOSE CLAMPS
    Publication number: 20130269824
    Abstract: A tension/cutter tool for band-type clamps that include a band for tensioning around an object and a seal for securing the tensioned band around the object, in which the band is bent and severed at the seal to form a J-seal. The tool includes a body, a drive, and a feed wheel mounted to the body and operably connected to the drive. A nose piece includes two rollers and is movably mounted to the body to engage and disengage the two rollers from contact with the feed wheel. The feed wheel and rollers define a band path therebetween. A tail end of the band is fed into the tool, between the feed wheel and the roller and the drive is actuated to tension the band. Upon achieving a desired tension, the seal is engaged with the nose piece and the band is bent to form the J-seal against the seal and the band is cut beyond the J-seal. A controller monitors and controls the tool functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Wayne J. Skonieczny, JR., Walter L. Boss, Daniel R. Pearson, Christopher J. Nelli, Kevin J. Carrington