Patents by Inventor Christopher Bernard Andreas

Christopher Bernard Andreas 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).

  • Patent number: 7383714
    Abstract: A crimp machine includes a linear mover that forces a ram plate assembly toward a base plate to radially contract an insert. The insert has an inner surface defining an interior dimension that mates with a fitting and crimps the fitting onto a flexible hose as the insert is radially contracted. To adjust for fittings of differing dimensions, a plurality of inserts of varying inside dimensions may be used. To make the crimp machine adjustable for a wide range of fitting dimensions, a plurality of adapter rings of differing inner diameters may be employed. Each adapter ring is removably interposed within a base plate aperture and has a differing inner surface for mating with an insert of desired proportions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Anthony DiMilia, Anthony Eugene Sheckler, Christopher Bernard Andreas, Michael Paul Beining