Patents by Inventor Dennis I. Deegan

Dennis I. Deegan 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: 4547417
    Abstract: A solid core plug formed from wood, metal, plastic or a composite woody material of substantially cylindrical shape with a body portion and an integral tapered forward portion. The outer face of the body portion has a diameter substantially equal to the inside diameter of the core for which the core plug is intended, and the inner face of the forward portion is of slightly less diameter than the outer face to facilitate entry of the core plug into the ends of a core. The core plug includes an opening or groove spaced from the center thereof and preferably within the outer one-half of the radius of the core plug which extends the full length thereof for facilitating removal of the core plug from a core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1985
    Assignee: Westvaco Corporation
    Inventors: Richard E. DeMarco, David Hopkins, Dennis I. Deegan
  • Patent number: 4484715
    Abstract: A solid core plug formed from wood, plastic, or a composite woody material of substantially cylindrical shape with a body portion and an integral tapered forward portion. The outer face of the body portion has a diameter substantially equal to the inside diameter of the core for which the core plug is intended, and the inner face of the forward portion is of slightly less diameter than the outer face to facilitate entry of the core plug into the ends of a core. The core plug includes an opening or groove spaced from the center thereof and near its remote outer edge which extends the full length thereof for facilitating removal of the core plug from a core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1984
    Assignee: Westvaco Corporation
    Inventors: Richard E. DeMarco, David Hopkins, Dennis I. Deegan