Patents by Inventor James B. Gruda

James B. Gruda 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).

  • Apparatus for clamping an elongated flexible member
    Patent number: 5408729
    Abstract: An apparatus for releasably clamping an elongated flexible member is provided. This clamping apparatus includes body defining at least one passage therethrough. A clamping member is operatively associated with the body member such that a portion of the clamping member can be selectively moved into and out of the passage. Juxtaposed clamping surfaces on the clamping member and the body converge and diverge as the clamping member is moved into and out of the passage. An actuator member extends from the clamping member and is operable for causing the clamping member to move into and out of the passage to engage and disengage the flexible elongated member therein. A locking mechanism is utilized to releasably fix the clamping member in one of a plurality of engaged positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1995
    Assignee: C.I.S.-LRC Joint Venture
    Inventors: Carl I. Schwartz, William L. Benson, Richard W. Cantley, William D. Goslin, Robert L. Kniss, James B. Gruda
  • Injection molded lattice
    Patent number: D402381
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: PRC Corporation
    Inventors: James B. Gruda, William D. Goslin, Carl I. Schwartz, Richard W. Cantley