Patents by Inventor James A. VerPlanck

James A. VerPlanck 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).

  • Socketing machine hose pull
    Patent number: 4535521
    Abstract: A machine for assembling flexible hose to hose end fittings utilizing a socket. In such machines the socket is chucked and rotated and the hose end is inserted into the socket for engagement by the internal spiraled socket serrations. In the invention, manually operated force multiplying apparatus in the form of a winch forces the hose clamp and hose, toward the socket, and by use of a reversing bar the winch may be used to disassemble the hose and socket by reversing the direction of axial force on the hose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1985
    Assignee: Aeroquip Corporation
    Inventor: James A. VerPlanck