Patents by Inventor Allen Mark Cook

Allen Mark Cook 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).

  • Protective gear socket assemblies and methods of fabricating the same
    Patent number: 8590431
    Abstract: A protective gear socket assembly includes a gear socket and an insert positioned in the gear socket. The gear socket includes a plurality of teeth projecting radially outward from a perimeter of the gear socket and a u-shaped channel formed through a thickness of the gear socket, a contact surface extending radially outward from an upper edge of the u-shaped channel of the gear socket, and at least one mounting hole formed in the contact surface. The insert includes a u-shaped channel formed through a thickness of the insert, a mating surface extending radially outward from a lower edge of the u-shaped channel of the insert, and at least one mounting post extending from the mating surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Allen Mark Cook
  • PROTECTIVE GEAR SOCKET ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20130081522
    Abstract: A protective gear socket assembly includes a gear socket and an insert positioned in the gear socket. The gear socket includes a plurality of teeth projecting radially outward from a perimeter of the gear socket and a u-shaped channel formed through a thickness of the gear socket, a contact surface extending radially outward from an upper edge of the u-shaped channel of the gear socket, and at least one mounting hole formed in the contact surface. The insert includes a u-shaped channel formed through a thickness of the insert, a mating surface extending radially outward from a lower edge of the u-shaped channel of the insert, and at least one mounting post extending from the mating surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Allen Mark Cook