Patents by Inventor Richardson J. Trantham

Richardson J. Trantham 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).

  • Hose construction and method of making the same
    Patent number: 5616205
    Abstract: A hose construction and method of making the same are provided, the hose construction comprising a tubular flexible hose having opposite ends, fastening structure and a clamp fastened to one of the opposite ends of the hose by the fastening structure for substantially circumferentially and radially inwardly clamping the one of the opposite ends of the hose onto a member that has been inserted into the one of the opposite ends of the hose, the fastening structure comprising a tubular arrangement of elastic material disposed in stretched relation over and against part of the clamp and having opposite annular side sections, one of the side sections of the fastening structure having a part thereof disposed outboard of the clamp and having been secured against the one of the opposite ends of the hose to hold the clamp thereon in a predetermined rotational and axial position relative thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Assignee: Dayco Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Bobby J. Cogdill, Richardson J. Trantham
  • Hose construction and method of making the same
    Patent number: 5456784
    Abstract: A hose construction and method of making the same are provided, the hose construction comprising a tubular flexible hose having opposite ends, fastening structure and a clamp fastened to one of the opposite ends of the hose by the fastening structure for substantially circumferentially and radially inwardly clamping the one of the opposite ends of the hose onto a member that has been inserted into the one of the opposite ends of the hose, the fastening structure comprising a tubular arrangement of elastic material disposed in stretched relation over and against part of the clamp and having opposite annular side sections, one of the side sections of the fastening structure having a part thereof disposed outboard of the clamp and having been secured against the one of the opposite ends of the hose to hold the clamp thereon in a predetermined rotational and axial position relative thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1995
    Assignee: Dayco Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Bobby J. Cogdill, Richardson J. Trantham
  • Method of making shape retention hose construction
    Patent number: 4966741
    Abstract: A shape retention hose construction and method of making the same are provided, the hose construction comprising a length of flexible tubular hose formed mainly of polymeric material and having opposite end portions and an intermediate body portion that defines internal and external peripheral surfaces of the hose, and a shape retention unit carried by the hose and being adapted to generally retain the shape of the hose construction when the hose and its carried shape retention structure are jointly bent into a particular shape, the shape retention unit comprising a deformable elongated member having opposed ends, the hose having a radially outwardly disposed and longitudinally extending projection on the external peripheral surface thereof, the elongated member being longitudinally disposed in the projection, the projection having opposed ends that respectively are disposed inboard of the opposite end portions of the hose, the opposed ends of the elongated member also being respectively disposed inboard of t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1990
    Assignee: Dayco Products, Inc.
    Inventors: James B. Rush, James S. Bryan, Pearison W. Henry, Richardson J. Trantham