Patents by Inventor Gary I. Smith

Gary I. Smith 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: 4802699
    Abstract: A snap lock assembly that comprises a bolt or a cable which can be extended through hasps and which has a locking portion formed with a plurality of parallel spaced grooves that are receivable in a cylindrical member that has a plurality of snap rings spaced therein at distances which correspond to the distance between the grooves so that the seal can be locked in a number of positions as the bolt is moved into the cylindrical member, but the bolt cannot be removed from the cylindrical member due to the camming action of the cylindrical member on the plurality of snap rings in the grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1989
    Assignee: Brammall, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary I. Smith
  • Patent number: 4655007
    Abstract: A honing apparatus which has a multi-diameter honing tool in which a plurality of honing stones are mounted and which can be radially adjusted so as to hone the inside of a bore and wherein a range of adjustment of the tool is possible over a wide range by using one or more mounting spacers and one or more spacers for moving the stone so as to allow bores over a wide diameter range to be honed. Different numbers of honing stones may be mounted on the head as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1987
    Assignee: Brammall, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard P. Graft, Gary I. Smith