Patents by Inventor Gary Schmidt

Gary Schmidt 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).

  • SELF-SEALING FASTENER
    Publication number: 20160061244
    Abstract: An apparatus for making and using a fastener suitable for use in airplane manufacture or repair that is coated with a pre-mixed moisture cure sealant. The sealant layer is coated with a frangible moisture barrier that will break apart when the fastener is installed, thus exposing the sealant to a moisture source. Once exposed to moisture, the sealant will begin to cure. Preferred embodiments also provide a premature cure indicator that provides a visual indication that the outer moisture resistant layer has been damaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Alan V. BRAY, Denise DEPPE, Gary SCHMIDT, David J. IRVIN
  • Self-sealing fastener
    Patent number: 8869579
    Abstract: A fastener suitable for use in airplane manufacture or repair that is coated with a pre-mixed moisture cure sealant. The sealant layer is coated with a frangible moisture barrier that will break apart when the fastener is installed, thus exposing the sealant to atmospheric moisture. Once exposed to moisture, the sealant will begin to cure. Preferred embodiments also provide a moisture indicator that provides a visual indication that the outer moisture resistant layer has been damaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Systems & Materials Research Corporation
    Inventors: Alan V. Bray, Denise Dama Deppe, Gary Schmidt, John Lee Massingill, Pulinkumar Navinbhai Patel, Clois E. Powell, Vijaykumar Madhawrao Mannari
  • Self-Sealing Fastener
    Publication number: 20120121359
    Abstract: A fastener suitable for use in airplane manufacture or repair that is coated with a pre-mixed moisture cure sealant. The sealant layer is coated with a frangible moisture barrier that will break apart when the fastener is installed, thus exposing the sealant to atmospheric moisture. Once exposed to moisture, the sealant will begin to cure. Preferred embodiments also provide a moisture indicator that provides a visual indication that the outer moisture resistant layer has been damaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Alan V. Bray, Denise Dama Deppe, Gary Schmidt, John Lee Massingill, Clois E. Powell, Pulinkumar Navinbhai Patel, Vijaykumar Madhawrao Mannari
  • Self-sealing fasteners
    Patent number: 8092128
    Abstract: A fastener suitable for use in airplane manufacture or repair that is coated with a pre-mixed moisture cure sealant. The sealant layer is coated with a frangible moisture barrier that will break apart when the fastener is installed, thus exposing the sealant to atmospheric moisture. Once exposed to moisture, the sealant will begin to cure. Preferred embodiments also provide a moisture indicator that provides a visual indication that the outer moisture resistant layer has been damaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Inventors: Alan V. Bray, Denise Dama Deppe, Gary Schmidt, John Lee Massingill, Clois E. Powell, Pulinkumar Navinbhai Patel, Vijaykumar Madhawrao Mannari
  • Trolley
    Patent number: D472849
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Great American Trolley Co.
    Inventors: Richard Adelizzi, Adam Gaskins, Gary Schmidt
  • Trolley
    Patent number: D481972
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Great American Trolley Co.
    Inventors: Richard Adelizzi, Gary Schmidt