Patents by Inventor Clair E. Compton

Clair E. Compton 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).

  • Engine clip bolt
    Patent number: 5092723
    Abstract: Bolt material is orbitally swaged into recesses in the clip while simultaneously swaging bolt material over the clip to develop a torsional interference lock and an axial interference lock, respectively between the clip and the bolt. The recesses are arc shaped, have a center of curvature on a circle having a smaller diameter than a circle that defines lands between the recesses, and number between six and eight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1992
    Assignee: VSI Corporation
    Inventors: Clair E. Compton, Jean-Paul A. Nicolle
  • Method of making an engine clip bolt
    Patent number: 4974274
    Abstract: Bolt material is orbitally swaged into recesses in the clip while simultaneously swaging bolt material over the clip to develop a torsional interference lock and an axial interference lock, respectively between the clip and the bolt. The recesses are arc shaped, have a center of curvature on a circle having a smaller diameter than a circle that defines lands between the recessses, and number between six and eight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1990
    Assignee: VSI Corporation
    Inventors: Clair E. Compton, Jean-Paul A. Nicolle