Patents by Inventor David A. Masseth

David A. Masseth 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: 5904189
    Abstract: A fuel dispensing system, parts therefor and methods for making the same are provided, the system having a venturi section for removing liquid from a normal drape area of a hose assembly of the system, the venturi section having an inlet unit that is positioned in a vapor recovery fluid passage of the hose assembly generally at the actual drape area of the hose assembly even when the actual drape area is disposed intermediate the normal drape area and a dispensing nozzle or is disposed intermediate the normal drape area and the source of liquid fuel as well as when the actual drape area is disposed generally at the normal drape area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignee: Dayco Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Berger, Randy C. Foster, Timothy J. Hampton, Jack S. Hargus, Richard L. Marsh, David A. Masseth
  • Patent number: 5725030
    Abstract: A fuel dispensing system, parts therefor and methods for making the same are provided, the system having a venturi section for removing liquid from a normal drape area of a hose assembly of the system, the venturi section having an inlet unit that is positioned in a vapor recovery fluid passage of the hose assembly generally at the actual drape area of the hose assembly even when the actual drape area is disposed intermediate the normal drape area and a dispensing nozzle or is disposed intermediate the normal drape area and the source of liquid fuel as well as when the actual drape area is disposed generally at the normal drape area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: Dayco Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Berger, Randy C. Foster, Timothy J. Hampton, Jack S. Hargus, Richard L. Marsh, David A. Masseth
  • Patent number: 5622212
    Abstract: A fuel dispensing system, parts therefor and methods for making the same are provided, the system having a venturi section for removing liquid from a normal drape area of a hose assembly of the system, the venturi section having an inlet unit that is positioned in a vapor recovery fluid passage of the hose assembly generally at the actual drape area of the hose assembly even when the actual drape area is disposed intermediate the normal drape area and a dispensing nozzle or is disposed intermediate the normal drape area and the source of liquid fuel as well as when the actual drape area is disposed generally at the normal drape area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Assignee: Dayco Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Berger, Randy C. Foster, Timothy J. Hampton, Jack S. Hargus, Richard L. Marsh, David A. Masseth
  • Patent number: 5456296
    Abstract: A fuel dispensing system, parts therefor and methods for making the same are provided, the system having a venturi section for removing liquid from a normal drape area of a hose assembly of the system, the venturi section having an inlet unit that is positioned in a vapor recovery fluid passage of the hose assembly generally at the actual drape area of the hose assembly even when the actual drape area is disposed intermediate the normal drape area and a dispensing nozzle or is disposed intermediate the normal drape area and the source of liquid fuel as well as when the actual drape area is disposed generally at the normal drape area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1995
    Assignee: Dayco Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Berger, Randy C. Foster, Timothy J. Hampton, Jack S. Hargus, Richard L. Marsh, David A. Masseth
  • Patent number: 5361810
    Abstract: A fuel dispensing system, parts therefor and methods for making the same are provided, the system having a venturi section for removing liquid from a normal drape area of a hose assembly of the system, the venturi section having an inlet unit that is positioned in a vapor recovery fluid passage of the hose assembly generally at the actual drape area of the hose assembly even when the actual drape area is disposed intermediate the normal drape area and a dispensing nozzle or is disposed intermediate the normal drape area and the source of liquid fuel as well as when the actual drape area is disposed generally at the normal drape area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1994
    Assignee: Dayco Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Berger, Randy C. Foster, Timothy J. Hampton, Jack S. Hargus, Richard L. Marsh, David A. Masseth
  • Patent number: 5165729
    Abstract: A hose construction, coupling unit and system therefor and methods of making the same are provided, the hose construction comprising a flexible hose having opposed ends, a tubular member having opposed ends one end of which is carried by one of the ends of the hose and the other end of which extends outboard of the one end of the hose, and an annular coupling unit rotatably carried on the other end of the tubular member outboard of the one end of the hose, the coupling unit having an externally threaded portion for threadedly connecting with an internally threaded coupling device, the coupling unit having an annular portion provided with a tool gripping external peripheral surface for rotating the coupling unit on the tubular member in order to threadedly interconnect the threaded portion with the coupling device, the annular portion being a part that is separate from the threaded portion so as to be adapted to be rotated relative thereto to tend to prevent unthreading of the threaded portion from the couplin
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1992
    Assignee: Dayco Products, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Masseth, John D. Sanders
  • Patent number: 5074598
    Abstract: A hose construction, coupling unit and system therefor and methods of making the same are provided, the hose construction comprising a flexible hose having opposed ends, a tubular member having opposed ends one end of which is carried by one of the ends of the hose and other end of which extends outboard of the one end of the hose, and an annular coupling unit rotatably carried on the other end of the tubular member outboard of the one end of the hose, the coupling unit having an externally threaded portion for threadedly connecting with an internally threaded coupling device, the coupling unit having an annular portion provided with a tool gripping external peripheral surface for rotating the coupling unit on the tubular member in order to threadedly interconnect the threaded portion with the coupling device, the annular portion being a part that is separate from the threaded portion so as to be adapted to be rotated relative thereto to tend to prevent unthreading of the threaded portion from the coupling de
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1991
    Assignee: Dayco Products, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Masseth, John D. Sanders
  • Patent number: 4703643
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a machine for crimping a workpiece. The machine of the invention comprises a bed plate, a conical shaped bowl adjacent the bed plate, and a ram reciprocal substantially upward and downward along an axis toward and away from the bowl. A crimping die assembly comprising a plurality of circumferentially disposed die fingers attached to a die retaining ring is disposed adjacent to the bowl for receiving a workpiece. A driving means is provided for advancing the ram toward the die assembly, and a pusher assembly comprising a single pusher ring is provided to transmit the forces of the ram to the die assembly. The driving means has a variable length stroke, and the length of the stroke is controlled by matching a reference voltage with a comparative voltage on a balancing circuit. The diameter of the circle embraced by the die fingers is correspondingly reduced as the die fingers are advanced into the conical shaped bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1987
    Assignee: Dayco Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas W. Brooks, David A. Masseth, Joseph R. Malecka, C. Edward Stiver, Charles S. Pearson, James D. Fox
  • Patent number: 4677751
    Abstract: In order to determine the size and style of a hose fitting, and the size of a hose which may be assembled thereto, a simple, easy-to-use device is provided. The device has a body, one end of which permits identification of various types of tapered, threaded fittings, the other end of which may be used to measure various dimensional features of a fitting or hose. By using viewing means on the device, measuring indicia on the device may be quickly read.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1987
    Assignee: Dayco Products, Inc.
    Inventor: David A. Masseth
  • Patent number: 4625539
    Abstract: A crimping die assembly comprising a plurality of die fingers, a holding unit for holding the die fingers in a working relationship, the holding unit comprising a retaining ring having a plurality of substantially evenly spaced openings for receiving the die fingers therein for holding the die fingers at one end of the die assembly, each die finger having a connecting part connecting the die finger to the retaining ring, each connecting part permitting radial movement of its respective die finger with respect to the central axis of the retaining ring, and a springing arrangement integrally associated with the connecting parts tending to force the die fingers radially outwardly with respect to the retaining ring, the top surfaces of the die fingers extending beyond the top surface of the retaining ring so as to receive pressing forces directly from a ram through a pusher ring that engages the top surfaces of the die fingers when the crimping die is used to crimp a workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1986
    Assignee: Dayco Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas W. Brooks, David A. Masseth, Joseph R. Malecka, C. Edward Stiver, Charles S. Pearson, James D. Fox