Patents by Inventor Mark Smowton

Mark Smowton 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).

  • Pipe coupling
    Patent number: 5380049
    Abstract: A quick fit pipe coupling has two parts with each body part retaining one of the pipes to be connected. The two body parts are screwed together. One pipe is to be push-fitted into the coupling. This pipe has radially extending ridges by which the pipe can be latched in one part of the coupling, and this one part of the coupling also carries the seals which provide the fluid tight seal. When the coupling is dimantled, the seals remain in position and are not disturbed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventor: Mark Smowton
  • Fastener
    Patent number: 4961554
    Abstract: A fastener for bundling together a group of tubes has a first member having a cylindrical periphery and a plurality of tube-receiving recesses to hold the tubes in their correct relative positions. A second member extends circumferentially around the first member and provides a radially inward opening recess to rotatably receive the cylindrical periphery of the first member. The second member also provides means for mounting the fastener on a structure. The second member has a limited amount of axial freedom relative to the first member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1990
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventor: Mark Smowton