Patents by Inventor Nelson D. McIlveen

Nelson D. McIlveen 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).

  • End connector for tubing
    Patent number: 5186572
    Abstract: An end connector for attachment to a tubing end including a housing having a first aperture therethrough with a predetermined internal periphery and a plug member having a predetermined external periphery for cooperative engagement with the end of the tubing and the internal periphery of the first aperture of the housing, the plug member releasably retaining a portion of the end of the tubing between the external periphery of the plug member and the internal periphery of the first aperture of the housing to prevent removal of the tubing from the housing when the tubing is subjected to tension in a desired direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1993
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Francis G. Frano, Nelson D. McIlveen