Patents by Inventor Gerald J. Chin

Gerald J. Chin 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).

  • Restraint method and apparatus for threaded fasteners
    Patent number: 6543978
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for restricting rotation of a threaded fastener, the apparatus including a bracket member having a securing segment and an extending segment that are integrally linked wherein the securing segment forms a recess and the extending segment forms at least one restraining surface wherein a bonding material that solidifies and remains flexible upon curing is provided within the recess and, with the threaded fastener received within an aperture, the bracket member is positionable such that one end of the threaded member is receivable within the recess and within the bonding material prior to curing and the restraining surface contacts a surface of a receiving member to restrict motion of the bracket member about the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Randall J. Slusar, Jeffrey R. Annis, Linda R. Borowski, Gerald J. Chin, Steven C. Chybowski, Joseph Koziczkowski, Roy A. Rice
  • Restraint method and apparatus for threaded fasteners
    Publication number: 20020141845
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for restricting rotation of a threaded fastener, the apparatus including a bracket member having a securing segment and an extending segment that are integrally linked wherein the securing segment forms a recess and the extending segment forms at least one restraining surface wherein a bonding material that solidifies and remains flexible upon curing is provided within the recess and, with the threaded fastener received within an aperture, the bracket member is positionable such that one end of the threaded member is receivable within the recess and within the bonding material prior to curing and the restraining surface contacts a surface of a receiving member to restrict motion of the bracket member about the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Randall J. Slusar, Jeffrey R. Annis, Linda R. Borowski, Gerald J. Chin, Steven C. Chybowski, Joseph Koziczkowski, Roy A. Rice
  • Protective encapsulation for a phototransducer including a surfactant film
    Patent number: 6433332
    Abstract: A method of encapsulating a phototransducer comprises mounting the phototransducer on a substrate, depositing a surfactant on the substrate, and depositing an encapsulant on the substrate over the surfactant. The surfactant alters a surface tension of the substrate. The encapsulant forms a protective structure that protects the phototransducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald J. Chin, Philip E. Johnson, E. Geoffrey Miller, Brian J. Hazen, Gary L. McEachern