Patents by Inventor Gerald Snow

Gerald Snow 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 for forming sealing devices on fasteners
    Patent number: 7514029
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming sealing and/or retaining elements on a wide variety of fastening devices is provided. The fasteners are conveyed on fastener nests each having a chamber, a fastener lock and a fastener release that are moveable relative to each other. The fasteners then have material applied to them which is cured while the fasteners are in the nests on the conveyor. The fasteners with the sealing and/or retaining element formed thereon are then removed therefrom. A novel fixture for holding fasteners to be processed and an element sealing device having a fastener with a resilient sealing element adhered to a portion thereof with a depression formed therein in close proximity to a portion of the fastener is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: ND Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: James DeFillipi, Gerald Snow
  • Protective coating and coated welding tip and nozzle assembly
    Publication number: 20070090168
    Abstract: A coated welding tip and nozzle assembly is disclosed. The tip and the nozzle are coated with a coating composition comprising titanium dioxide. The coating provides resistance to adhesion and accumulation of weld spatter on the nozzle and tip and facilitates weld spatter removal. The coating also protects against thermal damage of the nozzle by providing a thermal barrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Gerald Snow, Charles Stempien
  • Method and apparatus for forming sealing devices on fasteners
    Patent number: 7118363
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming sealing and/or retaining elements on a wide variety of fastening devices is provided. The fasteners are conveyed on fastener nests each having a chamber, a fastener lock and a fastener release that are moveable relative to each other. The fasteners then have material applied to them which is cured while the fasteners are in the nests on the conveyor. The fasteners with the sealing and/or retaining element formed thereon are then removed therefrom. A novel fixture for holding fasteners to be processed and an element sealing device having a fastener with a resilient sealing element adhered to a portion thereof with a depression formed therein in close proximity to a portion of the fastener is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: ND Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: James DeFillipi, Gerald Snow
  • Method and apparatus for forming sealing devices on fasteners
    Publication number: 20060130291
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming sealing and/or retaining elements on a wide variety of fastening devices is provided. The fasteners are conveyed on fastener nests each having a chamber, a fastener lock and a fastener release that are moveable relative to each other. The fasteners then have material applied to them which is cured while the fasteners are in the nests on the conveyor. The fasteners with the sealing and/or retaining element formed thereon are then removed therefrom. A novel fixture for holding fasteners to be processed and an element sealing device having a fastener with a resilient sealing element adhered to a portion thereof with a depression formed therein in close proximity to a portion of the fastener is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: James DeFillipi, Gerald Snow
  • Method and apparatus for forming sealing devices on fasteners
    Publication number: 20050035490
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming sealing and/or retaining elements on a wide variety of fastening devices is provided. The fasteners are conveyed on fastener nests each having a chamber, a fastener lock and a fastener release that are moveable relative to each other. The fasteners then have material applied to them which is cured while the fasteners are in the nests on the conveyor. The fasteners with the sealing and/or retaining element formed thereon are then removed therefrom. A novel fixture for holding fasteners to be processed and an element sealing device having a fastener with a resilient sealing element adhered to a portion thereof with a depression formed therein in close proximity to a portion of the fastener is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2003
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: James DeFillipi, Gerald Snow