Patents by Inventor Gary T. Davis

Gary T. Davis 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).

  • Abrasion resistant slide fastener
    Patent number: 5596793
    Abstract: An abrasion resistant slide fastener includes a coupling element attached to a support tape by stitching looper and needle threads to secure the coupling element and a filler cord, extending through the coupling element, to a support tape. The looper thread has an upper portion which engages an upper shank of the coupling element and a lower portion which engages the needle thread within the filler cord. The needle thread is stitched at a greater tension than the looper thread and secures the looper thread, the coupling element and the filler cord to the support tape. The upper portion of the looper thread, engaging the upper shank, is heated until it melts from the upper shank of the coupling element, thus eliminating the looper thread exposed to wear and forming anchor portions which engage the filler cord. The needle thread and the lower portion of the looper thread are not directly exposed to the heat source and remain substantially intact within the filler cord.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1997
    Inventor: Gary T. Davis
  • Wire grate for a cooking appliance
    Patent number: D493062
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Russell E. Caswell, Gary T. Davis, Thu-Ha Duncan
  • Wire grate for a cooking appliance
    Patent number: D493063
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Russell E. Caswell, Gary T. Davis, Thu-Ha Duncan
  • Wire grate for a cooking appliance
    Patent number: D493064
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Russell E. Caswell, Gary T. Davis, Thu-Ha Duncan
  • Wire grate for a cooking appliance
    Patent number: D493065
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Russell E. Caswell, Gary T. Davis, Thu-Ha Duncan
  • Wire grate for a cooking appliance
    Patent number: D495201
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Maytag Corporation
    Inventors: Russell E. Caswell, Gary T. Davis, Thu-Ha Duncan