Patents by Inventor Gerald J. Pitre

Gerald J. Pitre 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: 5743678
    Abstract: An anchor eye-bolt for use in strengthening a mine roof as well as for supporting mine installation below the roof. The anchor eye-bolt of the present invention comprises broadly an elongated stem having on a first end thereof a threaded portion for engaging into an expansion-type anchor shell, and a polygonal bolt head forming a second end thereof. The polygonal bolt head comprises a circular pressure bearing surface on a first side thereof adjoining the stem, and an eyed projection extending from a top surface thereof. The circular pressure bearing surface preferably has a diameter as large as an across-corner dimension of the polygonal bolt head. The eyed projection preferably has a width similar to an across-flat dimension of the polygonal bolt head. A thickness of the eyed projection is preferably substantially a same dimension as a diameter of the stem. In another aspect of the anchor eye-bolt of the present invention, there is provided a tension washer used in combination with that anchor eye-bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Assignee: Bathurst Machine Shop Ltd.
    Inventor: Gerald J. Pitre
  • Patent number: D399730
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Inventor: Gerald J. Pitre
  • Patent number: D417139
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Inventor: Gerald J. Pitre