Patents by Inventor Noel D. Perreira

Noel D. Perreira 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).

  • Structural connector approximating a cone of elliptical cross-section
    Patent number: 5244300
    Abstract: A structural connector used to interconnect at least a first and a second member which includes a cone-shaped male part having an approximately elliptical cross-section attached to the first member and a female part forming a correspondingly elliptical cone-shaped cavity attached to the second member and adapted to receive the male part, whereby upon receipt of the male part within the cavity of the female part the first and second members are interconnected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1993
    Assignee: Lehigh University
    Inventors: Noel D. Perreira, B. Vincent Viscomi, Robert B. Fleischman