Patents by Inventor Alan Shuey

Alan Shuey 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).

  • Publication number: 20070181752
    Abstract: Cable Support Systems for supporting an object at a desired distance below an overhead beam or other overhead structure are provided. Novel clamps for clamping to the overhead structure are fitted to support cables that encircle objects to be supported by the cable support systems. The novel clamps have internal methods to support the cables. The cables are then encircled around the objects and fixed relative to the clamp. The distances between the object and the clamps may be precisely controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2007
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventor: Alan Shuey
  • Publication number: 20070184726
    Abstract: Cable Support Systems for supporting an object at a desired distance below an overhead beam or other overhead structure are provided. Novel clamps for clamping to the overhead structure are fitted to support cables that encircle objects to be supported by the cable support systems. The novel clamps have internal methods to support the cables. The cables are then encircled around the objects and fixed relative to the clamp. The distances between the object and the clamps may be precisely controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2007
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventor: Alan Shuey
  • Publication number: 20060180717
    Abstract: Cable Support Systems for supporting an object at a desired distance below an overhead beam or other overhead structure are provided. Novel clamps for clamping to the overhead structure are fitted to support cables that encircle objects to be supported by the cable support systems. The novel clamps have internal methods to support the cables. The cables are then encircled around the objects are fixed relative to the clamp. The distances between the object and the clamps may be precisely controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventor: Alan Shuey
  • Patent number: 5901502
    Abstract: A duct access door to close and seal a circular opening in an HVAC duct is provided. The access door includes an outer cover which completely covers the circular hole and has a gasket for sealing against the duct. An inner panel fits within the circular hole and threaded fastener bias the outer cover towards the inner panel to seal the circular hole in the duct. Insulation may be provided between the outer cover and the inner panel of the access door if desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: Ductmate Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward F. Rafalski, Alan Shuey
  • Patent number: 5896649
    Abstract: A seating tool 10 for installing connectors on a circuit board comprises a base plate 12, an alignment plate 40 and fasteners 60 to fasten them together at respective fastening locations. The alignment plate 40 has at least two connector alignment surfaces 42, 44 at different locations thereon and a set of at least two fastening locations 46, 48 associated with a respective alignment surface for securing the alignment plate 40 to the base plate 12 in at least two orientations relative to the base plate 12 to accommodate board-mounting of differing connectors having different dimensions of the posts from the front faces of the connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne Leroy Millhimes, Todd Alan Shuey, Anton Paul Ness, Katherine Alice O'Neil Nelson, Harold Elwood Friedline
  • Patent number: 5735039
    Abstract: A method of removing electrical terminals (14) having a compressible compliant section (16) disposed within a circuit board through-hole (46) in an interference fit, the terminal insertion end (18) projecting from the through-hole (46) and beyond a remote surface (44) thereof when fully inserted. The method includes the steps of: providing a tool (50)having a work surface (54) including an array of work sites (56), each associated with a terminal (14); urging the work surface (54) of the tool (50) against the remote side (44) of the board (40) and performing a work step on the insertion end (18) to at least temporarily alter the insertion end at the through-hole exit thereby reducing the retention force; and pulling the terminal (14) from the through-hole from the insertion side (42) of the board. In one embodiment an aperture (56) in the tool (50) is dimensioned to receive the insertion end and the alternation step includes compressing the outwardly extending portion of the compliant section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Todd Alan Shuey, John Douglas Weary