Patents by Inventor Antonio Manuel Rodriguez Reyes

Antonio Manuel Rodriguez Reyes 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).

  • Spin closing apparatus and method
    Patent number: 5644826
    Abstract: Apparatus for spin closing an open end of a tube of a suspension strut comprising a throughbore having a longitudinal axis; a first pair of rollers, each roller of the first pair being rotatably mounted in a bore opening into the throughbore, having a contact surface at a first predetermined angle to the longitudinal axis and which extends into the throughbore, and being biased such that the contact surface can retract from the throughbore against the action of biasing means; and a second pair of rollers, each roller of the second pair being rotatably mounted in a bore opening into the throughbore, and having a contact surface at a second predetermined angle to the longitudinal axis and which extends into the throughbore; wherein the second predetermined angle is greater than the first predetermined angle; and wherein the first pair of rollers is offset from the second pair of rollers along the longitudinal axis such that, on insertion, the open end of the tube of the suspension strut will make contact with t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Assignee: Delphi Automotives Systems Espana S.A.
    Inventor: Antonio Manuel Rodriguez Reyes