Patents by Inventor Alexander C. Bowman

Alexander C. Bowman 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).

  • Patent number: 12146596
    Abstract: A quick connector for making a verifiable connection with a tube includes a connector housing having a socket portion and a pair of channels extending into the socket portion from the exterior of the connector housing. A verifier has a pair of resilient legs each including a releasing member extending through a respective channel into the interior of the socket portion. A retainer having claws is held by spring bridging portions within an opening of the socket portion. An upset formed on an exterior surface of the tube is installed into the opening of the socket portion and captured by the retainer claws to lock the tube to the connector housing and deform each resilient leg so as to move and position each releasing member in alignment with its respective channel allowing extraction of the verifier from the connector housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC
    Inventors: Stephen S. Frederiksen, Alexander C. Bowman
  • Publication number: 20240027008
    Abstract: A quick connector for making a verifiable connection with a tube is disclosed that comprises a connector housing having a socket portion on one end of a receptacle. The socket portion includes a pair of opening portions and a pair of channels extending into the socket portion from a pair of wall members located on the exterior of the connector housing. A verifier having a pair of resilient legs and a releasing member extend through a respective channel into the interior of the socket portion with each releasing member engaging an interior surface of each wall member. A retainer having claws is connected by spring bridging portions to a pair of outwardly projecting buttons with each button held in a mating fit within a respective opening portion in a preloaded position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC
    Inventors: Stephen S. Frederiksen, Alexander C. Bowman