Patents by Inventor David Cater

David Cater 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).

  • Blind rivet
    Patent number: 5195855
    Abstract: A blind rivet (10) comprises a head (12), a shank (14) made at least partially of heat-softenable polymeric material, and force transmitting means (22, 24) operable to apply force to a portion (14a) of the shank (14) to cause it to deform to form a further head (30) opposed to the first-mentioned head (12). The rivet also comprises electrical heating means (26) arranged to be supplied with electrical current through the first-mentioned head (12) and operable to heat the deformable portion (14a) of the shank (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1993
    Assignee: The Bentley-Harris Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Alan W. Atkinson, Melanie J. Walsh, David Cater