Patents by Inventor Christopher Michael Bunde

Christopher Michael Bunde 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).

  • Fitting system for a hydraulic tuning tube
    Patent number: 8752666
    Abstract: A connector having a tuning tube attached to a secondary fitting where said secondary fitting is secured to said connector using a press fit or a mating thread structure and where said tuning tube is pinched between two different bore radius sections within the connector and a sleeve section of the secondary fitting. In an alternate embodiment, the tuning tube is held by one or more barbs or sharp edged annular rings formed on the inside bore of the connector. The tuning tube can be made of one or more sections of tubing joined together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Bunde, Jason W. Dahms