Patents by Inventor Andrew P. Reynolds

Andrew P. Reynolds 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).

  • Slotted crimping die for use in a crimping machine
    Patent number: 6178802
    Abstract: A die finger and a crimping die comprising a plurality of circumferentially spaced die fingers used in a crimping apparatus, wherein the die finger has an inner forming surface and an oppositely facing camming surface, and wherein at least one die finger having the inner forming surface includes at least one slot formed therein oriented along the longitudinal axis. Also included is a crimping apparatus utilizing the inventive die fingers, a method of crimping a ferrule with the inventive die fingers and a ferrule crimped by the inventive method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: The Gates Corporation
    Inventor: Andrew P. Reynolds