Patents by Inventor Gerald P. McCafferty

Gerald P. McCafferty 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).

  • Adhesively bonded trailer including fiber reinforced panels
    Patent number: 4498264
    Abstract: A panel of a trailer is adhesively bonded to a plurality of horizontal and vertical support rail structures which are secured to the main body of the trailer. Each of the structures include a pair of rail elements through which loads are transmitted into the panel by means of adhesively bonded joints between edges of the panel and the rail elements to provide sealing and support for the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1982
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1985
    Assignee: The Budd Company
    Inventors: Gerald P. McCafferty, Stanley J. Navoczynski, Robert W. Kinkle
  • Liquid level control means and method
    Patent number: 4047655
    Abstract: A pressured gas in a control chamber is used to repetitively change the levels of liquid in a container up and down between two levels and holding at the two levels for predetermined time intervals to permit a function, such as a plurality of soldering operations, to be accomplished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1977
    Assignee: The Budd Company
    Inventor: Gerald P. McCafferty