Patents by Inventor Douglas Parks Shelly

Douglas Parks Shelly 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).

  • Method of controlling a crimp press for crimping an assembly
    Patent number: 5829289
    Abstract: A method of controlling a crimp press for crimping an assembly includes the steps of placing an assembly in an open crimp die of a crimp press, advancing a ram of the crimp press to a predetermined position to close the crimp die, determining whether a pressure in the ram is within a predetermined range, and alerting an operator if the pressure in the ram is not within the predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: John Harry Fisher, Douglas Parks Shelly
  • Method of controlling a crimp press for crimping a hose assembly
    Patent number: 5651282
    Abstract: A method of controlling a crimp press for crimping a hose assembly includes the steps of placing a hose assembly in an open crimp die of a crimp press, advancing a ram of the crimp press to a predetermined position to close the crimp die, determining whether a pressure in the ram is within a predetermined range, and alerting an operator if the pressure in the ram is not within the predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1997
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: John Harry Fisher, Douglas Parks Shelly