Patents by Inventor Edward J. Banks

Edward J. Banks 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: 4776780
    Abstract: A shatterproof windshield repair device comprising a housing and a diaphragm. Under vacuum, air passages between the diaphragm and the glass surface form part of a first enclosure which can be evacuated and thus the device is held in place around conical cracks in the windshield. The vacuum in the first enclosure can be maintained by an assembly with a sealing capability. Surrounded by this first enclosure is a second enclosure which directly encircles the immediate area containing the conical cracks in the shatterproof windshield. A separate sealing lip, being part of the diaphragm, encircles this immediate area on the windshield and completely isolates the second enclosure from the first enclosure. In the center of the device is a cylindrical passage that axially extends from the exterior of the housing into the second enclosure. A piston assembly can move in and out of the cylindrical passage to introduce the repair liquid into the conical cracks in the shatterproof windshield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1988
    Inventor: Edward J. Banks