Patents by Inventor Patrick M. McCrea

Patrick M. McCrea 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).

  • Coupling with extending parting line
    Patent number: 10207320
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a coupling segment including: obtaining a mold having an interior and an exterior, the interior defining an interior surface, the interior surface defining a cavity, the cavity including a border line at an outermost edge of the cavity; placing a material in liquid form into the cavity in the mold; and removing a coupling segment from the mold, the coupling segment formed from the material, the coupling segment including an outer surface, an inner surface, a first end, a second end, and a parting line extending along the border line of the cavity of the mold prior to removal of the coupling segment from the mold, the parting line offset from a top surface of each end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Anvil International, LLC
    Inventors: Ty Schell, Patrick M. McCrea
  • COUPLING WITH EXTENDING PARTING LINE
    Publication number: 20150375298
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a coupling segment including: obtaining a mold having an interior and an exterior, the interior defining an interior surface, the interior surface defining a cavity, the cavity including a border line at an outermost edge of the cavity; placing a material in liquid form into the cavity in the mold; and removing a coupling segment from the mold, the coupling segment formed from the material, the coupling segment including an outer surface, an inner surface, a first end, a second end, and a parting line extending along the border line of the cavity of the mold prior to removal of the coupling segment from the mold, the parting line offset from a top surface of each end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Ty Schell, Patrick M. McCrea
  • Coupling with extending parting line
    Patent number: 9168585
    Abstract: A coupling includes at least one coupling segment, each segment including an outer surface, an inner surface, at least two ends, fastener pads protruding proximate to each end, and a parting line extending around each segment, the parting line forming an axially outermost edge along each axial side of each coupling segment, the parting line offset from a top surface of each fastener pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Ty Schell, Patrick M. McCrea
  • COUPLING WITH EXTENDING PARTING LINE
    Publication number: 20140125054
    Abstract: A coupling includes at least one coupling segment, each segment including an outer surface, an inner surface, at least two ends, fastener pads protruding proximate to each end, and a parting line extending around each segment, the parting line forming an axially outermost edge along each axial side of each coupling segment, the parting line offset from a top surface of each fastener pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: MUELLER INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: Ty Schell, Patrick M. McCrea