Patents by Inventor Alan W. Ray

Alan W. Ray 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).

  • Collated fastener strip
    Patent number: 5615985
    Abstract: A collated fastener strip for use in a pneumatic fastener driving tool of the type having a magazine containing parallel spaced grooves for accommodating the heads of fasteners as they are fed within the magazine. The strip comprises a plurality of headless fasteners with at least one headed fastener positioned near the end of the strip such that the strip may be used in a magazine designed for using headed fasteners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Assignee: Senco Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Barbara A. Rose, Ronald B. Fite, Alan W. Ray