Fungayi Mutsengi 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).
Abstract: A ferrule for use with a nut with an internal locking mechanism includes a first tubular portion with a first end and a first outer diameter for connecting to a first object; a second tubular portion with a second end and a second outer diameter for connecting to a second object; a transition portion connecting the first tubular portion and the second tubular portion; and a plurality of pockets spaced circumferentially around the second portion to engage the internal locking mechanism of the nut.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 13, 2011
Date of Patent:
September 3, 2013
Assignee:
United Technologies Corporation
Inventors:
Richard M. Murphy, Billie W. Bunting, Fungayi Mutsengi, David W. Anderson, Robert J. DeRosa
Abstract: A ferrule for use with a nut with an internal locking mechanism includes a first tubular portion with a first end and a first outer diameter for connecting to a first object; a second tubular portion with a second end and a second outer diameter for connecting to a second object; a transition portion connecting the first tubular portion and the second tubular portion; and a plurality of pockets spaced circumferentially around the second portion to engage the internal locking mechanism of the nut.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 13, 2011
Publication date:
June 13, 2013
Applicant:
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Inventors:
Richard M. Murphy, Billie W. Bunting, Fungayi Mutsengi, David W. Anderson, Robert J. DeRosa