Patents by Inventor Gene L. Cuenot

Gene L. Cuenot 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).

  • Method of manufacturing a boot seal
    Patent number: 6752955
    Abstract: In a process and an apparatus for making a plastic sleeve (56), plastic is fed into an extruder die (216). The plastic is extruded from the extruder die (216) as a molten plastic stream into a mold cavity (272) having an inner wall (270) with dimensions greater than the outside dimensions of the molten plastic stream. A first end (274) of the inner wall (270) includes a first projection (282) extending radially inward of the mold cavity (272) and circumferentially completely around the mold cavity (272). The molten plastic stream is vacuum expanded radially against the inner wall (270) and around the projection (282) to form a plastic sleeve (56) with a circumferential rib (74) and a aligned external first groove (92) at one end (60) of the sleeve (56).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: TRW Inc.
    Inventor: Gene L. Cuenot
  • Flexible plastic article and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 6682689
    Abstract: A process for making a plastic tube having a variable diameter comprises the following steps. A plastic is obtained. The plastic is fed into an extruder die (216). The plastic is extruded as a tubular molten plastic stream (262) into a mold cavity (218) having an inside diameter greater than the diameter of the tubular molten plastic stream (262). The mold cavity (218) inside diameter varies longitudinally along the length of the mold cavity (218). The tubular molten plastic stream (262) is vacuum expanded radially against the mold cavity inner wall (290). The wall thickness of the tubular molten plastic stream (262) is varied during extrusion at locations longitudinally along the stream (262).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank
    Inventor: Gene L. Cuenot
  • Method of manufacturing a boot seal
    Publication number: 20030011107
    Abstract: In a process and an apparatus for making a plastic sleeve (56), plastic is fed into an extruder die (216). The plastic is extruded from the extruder die (216) as a molten plastic stream into a mold cavity (272) having an inner wall (270) with dimensions greater than the outside dimensions of the molten plastic stream. A first end (274) of the inner wall (270) includes a first projection (282) extending radially inward of the mold cavity (272) and circumferentially completely around the mold cavity (272). The molten plastic stream is vacuum expanded radially against the inner wall (270) and around the projection (282) to form a plastic sleeve (56) with a circumferential rib (74) and a aligned external first groove (92) at one end (60) of the sleeve (56).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Applicant: TRW Inc.
    Inventor: Gene L. Cuenot