Patents by Inventor James D. MacGregor

James D. MacGregor 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).

  • Patent number: 5213378
    Abstract: A fluid connector consisting of a longitudinally extending tubular member having a central passageway extending therethrough with the one end of such central passageway being threaded. An annular flange on the intermediate exterior portion divides the tubular member into an upper portion and a lower portion, which lower portion has a thin walled portion that extends from the flange to the one threaded end portion. The upper exterior portion of the tubular member is threaded to facilitate connection to a threaded conduit. The thin walled lower portion is subject to being upset for cooperation with the flange to secure the tubular connector to a fluid line. Such flange is subjected to a bending to complement the exterior contour of the conduit receiving such connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1993
    Assignee: The B. F. Goodrich Company
    Inventor: James D. MacGregor
  • Patent number: 5074026
    Abstract: A fluid connector consisting of a longitudinally extending tubular member having a central passageway extending therethrough with the one end of such central passageway being threaded. An annular flange on the intermediate exterior portion divides the tubular member into an upper portion and a lower portion, which lower portion has a thin walled portion that extends from the flange to the one threaded end portion. The upper exterior portion of the tubular member is threaded to facilitate connection to a threaded conduit. The thin walled lower portion is subject to being upset for cooperation with the flange to secure the tubular connector to a fluid line. Such flange is subjected to a bending to complement the exterior contour of the conduit receiving such connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1991
    Assignee: The B.F. Goodrich Company
    Inventor: James D. MacGregor
  • Patent number: 5074726
    Abstract: A blind fastener that is installed from one side only of a hole in a plate structure wherein the blind fastener has a tubular body with a head and a sleeve loosely journaled in the central bore of the tubular body. The sleeve has an upper portion that is retained within the central bore and a lower portion larger in diameter than the upper portion presenting a shoulder that abuttingly engages the annular end of the tubular body. The sleeve is retained in position on the fastener by tabs extending from the tubular body through slots in the lower portion and extend radially to limit the axial movement of the sleeve. The central bore of the sleeve is threaded to receive a fastening bolt as well as the draw rod that effects the upsetting of the fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1991
    Assignee: The B. F. Goodrich Company
    Inventors: Thomas S. Betchel, James D. MacGregor, Ronald W. Phillips, II, James R. Shackelford