Patents by Inventor Dale Carruthers

Dale Carruthers 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).

  • Torque limiting fluid connector system
    Patent number: 9303800
    Abstract: A torque limiting fluid connector system which can be hand screwed to a maximum tightening torque and be hand loosened, including: an outer member having a front opening, a back opening, and a plurality of outwardly flexible portions separated by axially extending slots; an inner member having a front opening, a back opening, an interior threaded surface and a plurality of outwardly extending projections dimensioned to be received within the axially extending slots when the inner member is received within the outer member; a connector having one end received within the inner member and an opposite end extending out of the back end of the inner member; and a washer mounted onto the end of the connector that is received within the inner member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Fluidmaster, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Collin, Dale Carruthers, Patrick McGrath
  • Torque Limiting Fluid Connector System
    Publication number: 20120117784
    Abstract: A torque limiting fluid connector system which can be hand screwed to a maximum tightening torque but can be hand loosened, including: an outer member having a front opening, a back opening, and a plurality of outwardly flexible portions separated by axially extending slots; an inner member having a front opening, a back opening, an interior threaded surface and a plurality of outwardly extending projections dimensioned to be received within the axially extending slots when the inner member is received within the outer member; a connector having one end received within the inner member and an opposite end extending out of the back end of the inner member; and a washer mounted onto the end of the connector that is received within the inner member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: Fluidmaster, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Collin, Dale Carruthers, Patrick McGrath
  • Fluid connector
    Patent number: D669558
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Fluidmaster, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Collin, Dale Carruthers, Patrick McGrath