Patents by Inventor Kevin M. Tucker
Kevin M. Tucker 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).
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Publication number: 20240016692Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for applying pressure to a body part of a subject, wherein the device comprises a plurality of pressure units and each pressure unit comprises a support structure and a movable member having three translational degrees of freedom relative to the support structure, wherein each pressure unit is connected or connectable to a control unit adapted to control the movement of the movable member relative to the support structure of the pressure unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2020Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Nagarajan Muthuraman Thoppey, Geoffrey Spinks, Christopher Richards, Kevin M. Tucker
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Patent number: 8313545Abstract: A filter element for a combustion tool includes a filter medium having pores with a pore size greater than a target particle size.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2007Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Cheryl L. Panasik, Kevin M. Tucker
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Publication number: 20110042528Abstract: An interface adaptor connector for effectively connecting one end of a seismic sway brace or restraint pipe, which is fixedly connected to, for example, a water pipe of a building sprinkler system, to a suitable support anchor which is adapted to be fixedly connected to an overhead ceiling or structural beam member of a building within which a sprinkler system has been installed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2009Publication date: February 24, 2011Inventors: Kevin M. Tucker, Louis Thomas, Cheryl L. Panasik, Robert B. Fischer
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Patent number: 7802500Abstract: A pneumatic fastener driving tool is configured to drive a threaded fastener using both linear and rotational motion. The tool allows a fastener to first be driven linearly, without rotation, through a surface material and into a substrate material, preferably to a depth that causes the fastener to at least pierce the substrate material. The tool then rotates the threaded fastener and causes it to fully engage the substrate material, thereby fastening the surface material to the substrate material. The tool has sufficient linear force to drive a fastener into relatively hard substrate materials, such as steel studs, and has a stationary air motor assembly to reduce recoil generated during the driving process. The tool further comprises a gear reducer assembly that uses a compound planetary gear in order to reduce the overall length of the tool.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2007Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Illinois Tool Works, Inc.Inventors: Norbert K. Kolodziej, Kevin M. Tucker, Yongping Gong, Louis Thomas, Cheryl L. Panasik
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Publication number: 20090165600Abstract: A pneumatic fastener driving tool is configured to drive a threaded fastener using both linear and rotational motion. The tool allows a fastener to first be driven linearly, without rotation, through a surface material and into a substrate material, preferably to a depth that causes the fastener to at least pierce the substrate material. The tool then rotates the threaded fastener and causes it to fully engage the substrate material, thereby fastening the surface material to the substrate material. The tool has sufficient linear force to drive a fastener into relatively hard substrate materials, such as steel studs, and has a stationary air motor assembly to reduce recoil generated during the driving process. The tool further comprises a gear reducer assembly that uses a compound planetary gear in order to reduce the overall length of the tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2007Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.Inventors: Norbert K. Kolodziej, Kevin M. Tucker, Yongping Gong, Louis Thomas, Cheryl L. Panasik
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Patent number: 7546938Abstract: A housing for a power tool having a power source, includes a fuel cell chamber configured for attachment to the power source and dimensioned for operationally receiving a fuel cell in either one of a first orientation and a second orientation.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2004Date of Patent: June 16, 2009Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Cheryl L. Panasik, Kevin M. Tucker, James W. Robinson, Norbert K. Kolodziej, Yongping Gong
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Publication number: 20090095249Abstract: A filter element for a combustion tool includes a filter medium having pores with a pore size greater than a target particle size.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2007Publication date: April 16, 2009Inventors: Cheryl L. Panasik, Kevin M. Tucker
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Patent number: 7201302Abstract: A driver blade for use in a combustion-powered fastener-driving tool includes an elongate tubular body having a combustion end and a driving end, the combustion end being configured for attachment to a piston, and the driving end having a substantially solid cross-section. The tubular body is in fluid communication with a tool combustion chamber.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2004Date of Patent: April 10, 2007Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Cheryl L. Panasik, Kevin M. Tucker, Norbert K. Kolodziej, Yongping Gong, Robert B. Fischer
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Patent number: 7143920Abstract: A housing for a power tool includes a primary handle configured for accommodating a primary hand used to control the operation of the tool, the handle having a first end closer to a power source of the tool, and a second end distal of the power source, a secondary handle configured for accommodating a secondary hand, being associated with the distal end and defining a distal extremity of the tool offsetting the power source.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2004Date of Patent: December 5, 2006Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Cheryl L. Panasik, Kevin M. Tucker, James W. Robinson, Yongping Gong, Norbert K. Kolodziej
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Patent number: 7097083Abstract: A cage and upper probe assembly for use in a fastener-driving tool includes a cage including a base and a plurality of arms configured for attachment to a valve sleeve, a probe configured for direct attachment to the cage and having at least one lobe formation for receiving an impact operationally generated by a pusher rod, and the probe being attached to the cage so that the impact of the pusher rod upon the probe is directly transmitted to the cage.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2004Date of Patent: August 29, 2006Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Norbert K. Kolodziej, Yongping Gong, Kevin M. Tucker, Cheryl L. Panasik
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Patent number: 7040521Abstract: A combustion tool having a gas actuated magazine advance includes a combustion chamber defined in part by a cylinder, a valve sleeve axially reciprocating relative to the cylinder and an upper surface of a piston, a pneumatically actuated magazine fastener mechanism, and an exhaust driven actuation feed tube having a first end configured for insertion into an opening in the cylinder in fluid communication with the combustion chamber and a second end connected to the magazine fastener advance mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2004Date of Patent: May 9, 2006Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Norbert K. Kolodziej, Cheryl L. Panasik, Kevin M. Tucker, James W. Robinson, Yongping Gong
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Patent number: 6892922Abstract: For use in a fastener driving tool, a fastener assembly includes a plurality of fasteners arranged in a row, each fastener including a head and an elongated shank and a carrier including a plurality of connected carrier sleeves for receiving and surrounding a portion of an associated fastener. Each of the carrier sleeves includes an axis, an upper breakable portion, a middle portion, a lower breakable portion, a pedestal associated with the lower breakable portion, the pedestal axially extending away from the lower breakable collar, and a pair of notches in the lower breakable portion, the pair of notches opening toward the head of the associated fastener.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2003Date of Patent: May 17, 2005Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Kevin M. Tucker, Frank K. Villari
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Patent number: 6708821Abstract: For use in a fastener driving tool, a fastener assembly includes a plurality of fasteners arranged in a row, each fastener including a head and an elongated shank and a carrier including a plurality of connected carrier sleeves for receiving and surrounding a portion of an associated fastener. Each of the carrier sleeves includes an axis, an upper breakable portion, a middle portion, a lower breakable portion, a pedestal associated with the lower breakable portion, the pedestal axially extending away from the lower breakable collar, and a pair of notches in the lower breakable portion, the pair of notches opening toward the head of the associated fastener.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2002Date of Patent: March 23, 2004Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Kevin M. Tucker, Frank K. Villari
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Publication number: 20040035901Abstract: For use in a fastener driving tool, a fastener assembly includes a plurality of fasteners arranged in a row, each fastener including a head and an elongated shank and a carrier including a plurality of connected carrier sleeves for receiving and surrounding a portion of an associated fastener. Each of the carrier sleeves includes an axis, an upper breakable portion, a middle portion, a lower breakable portion, a pedestal associated with the lower breakable portion, the pedestal axially extending away from the lower breakable collar, and a pair of notches in the lower breakable portion, the pair of notches opening toward the head of the associated fastener.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2002Publication date: February 26, 2004Inventors: Kevin M. Tucker, Frank K. Villari
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Publication number: 20040035906Abstract: For use in a fastener driving tool, a fastener assembly includes a plurality of fasteners arranged in a row, each fastener including a head and an elongated shank and a carrier including a plurality of connected carrier sleeves for receiving and surrounding a portion of an associated fastener. Each of the carrier sleeves includes an axis, an upper breakable portion, a middle portion, a lower breakable portion, a pedestal associated with the lower breakable portion, the pedestal axially extending away from the lower breakable collar, and a pair of notches in the lower breakable portion, the pair of notches opening toward the head of the associated fastener.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2003Publication date: February 26, 2004Inventors: Kevin M. Tucker, Frank K. Villari
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Patent number: 6679412Abstract: A fastener driving tool is provided having a housing with an axis, the housing enclosing a piston having a driver blade, a nosepiece associated with the housing and extending in the axial direction, the nosepiece having a barrel for accepting a fastener and for axially guiding the driver blade toward impact with the fastener, a magazine associated with the nosepiece for feeding a collation strip of fasteners to the barrel of the nosepiece, and a magazine follower slidably mounted on the magazine for biasing the collation strip of fasteners toward the nosepiece, the magazine follower having a profile, and wherein the collation strip includes an extension having a profile that complements the profile of the magazine follower.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2002Date of Patent: January 20, 2004Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Louis Thomas, Kevin M. Tucker
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Patent number: 6568302Abstract: A support device for use within a fastener driving tool is fixedly attached to the tool's workpiece contact element so as to be movable therewith between extended and retracted positions. When the workpiece contact element, and the support device mounted thereon, are moved to the retracted position, a pocket or recessed portion of the support device will envelop a tip portion of a second uppermost fastener disposed within the tool magazine, while the first uppermost fastener is disposed within the tool drive bore, such that the second uppermost fastener, as well as the remaining fasteners within the magazine, is properly supported and stabilized such that shock and vibrational forces, attendant the driving of the first uppermost fastener, are effectively prevented from being transmitted to the second uppermost and remaining fasteners.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2001Date of Patent: May 27, 2003Assignee: Illinois Tool Works IncInventors: Kevin M. Tucker, Larry Reinebach, Louis Thomas, Robert G. Kobetsky, Norbert K. Kolodziej
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Publication number: 20030029282Abstract: A support device for use within a fastener driving tool is fixedly attached to the tool's workpiece contact element so as to be movable therewith between extended and retracted positions. When the workpiece contact element, and the support device mounted thereon, are moved to the retracted position, a pocket or recessed portion of the support device will envelop a tip portion of a second uppermost fastener disposed within the tool magazine, while the first uppermost fastener is disposed within the tool drive bore, such that the second uppermost fastener, as well as the remaining fasteners within the magazine, is properly supported and stabilized such that shock and vibrational forces, attendant the driving of the first uppermost fastener, are effectively prevented from being transmitted to the second uppermost and remaining fasteners.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2001Publication date: February 13, 2003Inventors: Kevin M. Tucker, Larry Reinebach, Louis Thomas, Robert G. Kobetsky, Norbert K. Kolodziej
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Patent number: 6406243Abstract: An attachment implement, for use in connection with the mounting of a relatively thin, highly dense insulation panel upon an underlying structural substrate, comprises a washer plate portion and an integral lower body portion which has a substantially inverted dome-shaped or bell-shaped configuration. The axial depth dimension of the implement is relatively shallow or small, and the inverted dome-shaped or bell-shaped configuration advantageously distributes or disperses the compressive forces attendant the mounting of the insulation panel upon the underlying structural substrate whereby desired compression of the insulation panel, and its rigidifying or strength-enhancing membrane, occurs without tearing or cutting of the insulation panel and its membrane so as not to adversely affect the strength, rigidity, and structural integrity of the insulation panel.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2001Date of Patent: June 18, 2002Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Norbert K. Kolodziej, Kevin M. Tucker, Larry Reinebach
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Patent number: D548559Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2004Date of Patent: August 14, 2007Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Cheryl L. Panasik, Kevin M. Tucker, Norbert K. Kolodziej, Yongping Gong, James W. Robinson