Patents by Inventor James A. Yanacek

James A. Yanacek 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).

  • Plastic lined fittings for use with flangeless piping systems
    Patent number: 5954371
    Abstract: Plastic-lined fittings and their method of manufacture. The fittings are capable of being joined without flanges to plastic-lined piping systems. The fittings feature a zero tolerance fit between the liner and the metal portion of the fitting, and an outward expansion of the portion of the liner which extends past the metal portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Crane Co.
    Inventors: Mark A. Koke, James A. Yanacek, Gerald A. Miller, Brian W. Krause
  • Marking of lined pipe segments, fittings, or valves
    Patent number: 5277951
    Abstract: The subject invention pertains to a thermoplastic-lined pipe segment, fitting, or valve bearing a marking on a tab extending radially from a portion of the thermoplastic liner molded over a flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1994
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Arthur W. Hope, James A. Yanacek
  • Color balanced rubber-reinforced plastic
    Patent number: 4743642
    Abstract: A rubber-reinforced polymeric composition is disclosed having enhanced color stability upon exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light comprising a color balancer in an amount effective to reduce the overall color shift of the plastic due to exposure to UV light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1988
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: James A. Yanacek, Robert J. Donald, Christopher S. Murphy