Patents by Inventor André M Smith

André M Smith 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: 20110241335
    Abstract: Connector assembly for connection to a tubular element. It comprises locking elements (105) with locking profiles (107), movable in locking and unlocking direction. The locking profiles can lock with facing locking profiles (117) of said tubular member (119). The locking elements can be moved in a locking direction as a result of movement of an activation sleeve (101) in a first direction. The locking elements (105) or said activation sleeve (101) comprise guiding elements (109) which are adapted to slide against inclined unlocking guiding surfaces (111) of the activation sleeve (101) or the locking elements. A movement of the activation sleeve in a second direction results in a movement of the locking element in an unlocking direction. The activation sleeve has axially extending activation sleeve protrusions (103) having spaces (102) between them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: André M Smith, Bengt Dahlborg