Patents by Inventor Alfred D. Napolitano

Alfred D. Napolitano 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).

  • Dimple test for detecting improperly inserted hose
    Patent number: 7712377
    Abstract: In a crimped hose, a length of rubber tubing is crimped into a blind-ended ferrule. To determine whether the tubing has been fully inserted, a dimple is pressed into the ferrule. The force needed to produce the dimple is small or large, depending whether the rubber is inserted properly, and the difference is large enough to serve as a detector. Measuring the dimple-force provides a commercially-useful test for proper insertion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Bend All Automotive Incorporated
    Inventors: Alfred D. Napolitano, Jr., David William Ernst, Ryan Everett Lebold, Jeffrey John Thomas
  • DIMPLE TEST FOR DETECTING IMPROPERLY INSERTED HOSE
    Publication number: 20080184824
    Abstract: In a crimped hose, a length of rubber tubing is crimped into a blind-ended ferrule. To determine whether the tubing has been fully inserted, a dimple is pressed into the ferrule. The force needed to produce the dimple is small or large, depending whether the rubber is inserted properly, and the difference is large enough to serve as a detector. Measuring the dimple-force provides a commercially-useful test for proper insertion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: Alfred D. Napolitano, David William Ernst, Ryan Everett Lebold, Jeffrey John Thomas
  • Press-formed keyway for headrest mounting tube
    Patent number: 7216937
    Abstract: Headrest-mounting-tubes are attached into the seatframe of an automotive seat. Headrest-posts engage the mounting-tubes, and support the headrest. The headrest-posts need to be orientated correctly, and so have a key that engages a keyway in the mounting-tube. The keyway is formed as a keyway-pocket, being punched from the open end of the tube. Preferably, the keyway-pocket is punched after the mounting-tube has been attached into the seatframe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Bend All Automotive Incorporated
    Inventors: Arthur A. Key, Jeffrey John Thomas, Matthew Richard Gleiser, Alfred D. Napolitano, Jr.
  • Press-formed keyway for headrest mounting tube
    Publication number: 20040021360
    Abstract: Headrest-mounting-tubes are attached into the seatframe of an automotive seat. Headrest-posts engage the mounting-tubes, and support the headrest. The headrest-posts need to be orientated correctly, and so have a key that engages a keyway in the mounting-tube. The keyway is formed as a keyway-pocket, being punched from the open end of the tube. Preferably, the keyway-pocket is punched after the mounting-tube has been attached into the seatframe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Arthur A. Key, Jeffrey John Thomas, Matthew Richard Gleiser, Alfred D. Napolitano
  • Headrest guide-tube with interlacing
    Publication number: 20020157235
    Abstract: Guide-tubes for supporting the headrest of an automobile seat are lock-beaded into the top-rail of the seat-frame. The guide-tubes are formed from pieces of sheet metal, folded over to form cylindrical tubes. The edges of the sheet are interlaced, by means of dovetailing tabs and sockets, which are stamped into the side-edges of the sheet. The interlacing tabs and sockets are not present over the middle portion of the guide-tube, where the lock-beads are formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Alfred D. Napolitano, Jeffrey John Thomas, Matthew Richard Gleiser
  • Snap-in end fitting for pipes
    Patent number: 5979946
    Abstract: An oil-pipe for an auto-engine has a quick-connect coupling. The pipe has a cold-pressed end-shape, which includes a radial flange. A clip abuts the flange, and secures the coupling. The larger the area of the flange, the more secure the clip, and a recess formed into the wall of the pipe immediately behind the flange adds area to the flange without requiring that the flange have a large external diameter. The recess can be rolled in, or can be formed by cold-pressing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Bend All Manufacturing Inc.
    Inventors: Horst Udo Petersen, Alfred D. Napolitano, Jr.