Patents by Inventor Chase M. O'Brien

Chase M. O'Brien 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: 20250058333
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides inventive nozzles and applicators for dispensing adhesive. These nozzle comprise: a main body cavity and a cap releasably attached to the main body cavity; wherein the cap includes spaced orifices for dispensing adhesive on an outer surface of a male pipe and a sleeve extending inwardly from the cap into the main body cavity; wherein the main body cavity includes a barrel portion, a funnel portion and a conduit, and wherein the sleeve is sized to accommodate the outer surface of a selected male pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Chase M. O'Brien, Steven E. Turch
  • Publication number: 20240117221
    Abstract: Methods of bonding a male element and a female element, the method including applying an adhesive composition to at least the male element, the male element including a first metal; inserting at least a portion of the male element into the female element thereby forming an external interface between the male element and the female element, the female element including a second metal; and curing the adhesive composition to form an adhesive bond between the male element and the female element, wherein the first metal and the second metal are not the same, wherein the external interface of the male element and female element is covered by the cured adhesive composition and the adhesive composition covering the external interface of the male element and female element limits corrosion of at least a portion of the male element, the female element, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew J. Kryger, Chase M. O'Brien, Dennis C. Ngo, Eric R. Amann
  • Publication number: 20240034590
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a hand tape applicator and system including such applicator are disclosed. The hand tape applicator includes a body, a spindle connected to the body that is configured to receive a tape roll that includes tape, and an ergonomic handle connected to the body. The applicator further includes a roller mechanism connected to the body that is configured to apply the tape to a substrate. The roller mechanism includes a head and a tape roller extending along a roller axis between a first end and a second end of the tape roller. The tape roller is connected to the head at each of the first and second ends. The applicator further includes a force sensor connected to the head. The force sensor is configured to detect a force between the tape roller and the head and provide a signal indicative of the force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Rolf W. Biernath, James J. Kobe, Victor F. Vance, Bridget E. Nyland, Marti Marie Joyer Platta, Kaitlyn M. Lahti, Taylor J. Kobe, Damien Latron, Anne Marie Przepasniak, Chase M. O'Brien