Patents by Inventor Ronald M. Hunting

Ronald M. Hunting 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).

  • Contractible coupling
    Patent number: 4708377
    Abstract: A contractible coupling for flared conduit connections of an annular configuration wherein the coupling includes a resilient metal band having tabs at the band ends permitting the band to be opened while contraction is produced by the band resiliency. A plurality of fingers located along the band lateral edges are deformed inwardly in spaced parallel relationship to the band inner surface to provide circumferentially spaced pressure points on the conduit flares being clamped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1987
    Assignee: Aeroquip Corporation
    Inventor: Ronald M. Hunting