Patents by Inventor Daniel L. Downey

Daniel L. Downey 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: 5720418
    Abstract: An adjustable tool is disclosed for dispensing a two-part adhesive from a two-chamber cartridge having a mixing nozzle with each chamber having a plunger. Pistons are insertable into the respective chambers. Piston rods and a drive rod move conjointly with the pistons. A lever is pivotable on the frame. A feed nut is mounted loosely on the drive rod so as to be capable of gripping the drive rod when canted for moving the feed nut, the drive rod, the piston rods, and the pistons conjointly to a forward limiting position of the feed nut when the lever is actuated. A spring biases the feed nut backwardly and permits the feed nut to be canted, to grip the drive rod, and to be moved forwardly and conjointly with the drive rod, the piston rods, and the pistons when the lever is pivoted into an actuated position. A set screw threaded adjustably into a threaded hole in the frame defines a backward limiting position of the feed nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Mark S. Timmerman, Terry R. Walker, Richard J. Ernst, Daniel L. Downey