Patents Assigned to TCG International Inc.
  • Patent number: 5792480
    Abstract: A windshield repair apparatus and method are provided wherein a quick connect/disconnect bayonet mounting arrangement mounts an injector to a support apparatus which holds the injector relative to a windshield for repair. A ramp surface may be provided with respect to the bayonet mounting arrangement for selective adjustment of the position of the injector relative to the support apparatus. A rubber stopper with two passages is provided with the injector, one passage central to the stopper for receipt of a mechanical probe, and one passage offset from the central passage for receipt of pressures greater than or less than atmospheric pressure during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Assignee: TCG International Inc.
    Inventor: Jonathan P. Thomas
  • Patent number: 5776506
    Abstract: A windshield repair apparatus includes a fixture for holding an injector wherein the fixture includes plastic legs for slideably engaging a windshield during sliding movement of the fixture. A suction cup mechanism enables selective mounting of the apparatus to the windshield. The suction cup mechanism selectively positions the suction cup so as to not interfere with sliding movement of the windshield repair apparatus across the windshield, and allows for deployment of the suction cup against the windshield at the desired time. The fixture has a engagement surfaces for the user's hand during handling of the windshield repair apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: TCG International Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan P. Thomas, Paul E. Syfko
  • Patent number: 5643610
    Abstract: A windshield repair apparatus and method are provided wherein a quick connect/disconnect bayonet mounting arrangement mounts an injector to a support apparatus which holds the injector relative to a windshield for repair. A ramp surface may be provided with respect to the bayonet mounting arrangement for selective adjustment of the position of the injector relative to the support apparatus. A rubber stopper with two passages is provided with the injector, one passage central to the stopper for receipt of a mechanical probe, and one passage offset from the central passage for receipt of pressures greater than or less than atmospheric pressure during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Assignee: TCG International Inc.
    Inventors: Adolf F. Beckert, Jonathan P. Thomas
  • Patent number: 5565217
    Abstract: A windshield repair apparatus and method are provided wherein a quick connect/disconnect bayonet mounting arrangement mounts an injector to a support apparatus which holds the injector relative to a windshield for repair. A ramp surface may be provided with respect to the bayonet mounting arrangement for selective adjustment of the position of the injector relative to the support apparatus. A rubber stopper with two passages is provided with the injector, one passage central to the stopper for receipt of a mechanical probe, and one passage offset from the central passage for receipt of pressures greater than or less than atmospheric pressure during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Assignee: TCG International Inc.
    Inventors: Adolf F. Beckert, Jonathan P. Thomas
  • Patent number: D398495
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: TCG International Inc.
    Inventor: Jonathan P. Thomas
  • Patent number: D398496
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: TCG International Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan P. Thomas, Paul E. Syfko
  • Patent number: D400218
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1998
    Assignee: TCG International, Inc.
    Inventor: Jonathan P. Thomas
  • Patent number: D403563
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignee: TCG International, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan P. Thomas, Mark Charles Christian