Patents by Inventor James Purpura

James Purpura 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: 8042718
    Abstract: A combustion nailer includes a tool housing, a combustion source disposed at least partially in the housing and including a valve sleeve reciprocating relative to a cylinder head along a tool axis between a rest position and a pre-firing position, a fuel cell chamber in the housing in operational proximity to the combustion source and dimensioned for accommodating a fuel cell, at least one pivot point associated with the fuel cell chamber transverse to the tool axis for facilitating movement of the fuel cell between a non-activated position and an activated position, and at least one actuator pivotable about the pivot point and engaging the valve sleeve at a point closer to the tool axis than to the fuel cell chamber such that movement of the valve sleeve from the rest position to the pre-firing position causes movement of the fuel cell from the non-activated position to the activated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Walter J. Taylor, Barry Walthall, J. Westley Schwartzenberger, James A. Purpura
  • Publication number: 20110049212
    Abstract: A combustion nailer includes a tool housing, a combustion source disposed at least partially in the housing and including a valve sleeve reciprocating relative to a cylinder head along a tool axis between a rest position and a pre-firing position, a fuel cell chamber in the housing in operational proximity to the combustion source and dimensioned for accommodating a fuel cell, at least one pivot point associated with the fuel cell chamber transverse to the tool axis for facilitating movement of the fuel cell between a non-activated position and an activated position, and at least one actuator pivotable about the pivot point and engaging the valve sleeve at a point closer to the tool axis than to the fuel cell chamber such that movement of the valve sleeve from the rest position to the pre-firing position causes movement of the fuel cell from the non-activated position to the activated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Walter J. Taylor, Barry Walthall, J. Westley Schwartzenberger, James A. Purpura
  • Patent number: 7571841
    Abstract: An adapter configured for use in combination with a cap on a fuel cell having a closure formation, the cap having at least one leg portion and a corresponding foot extending from the leg, including a ring portion configured for engagement upon the closure formation of the fuel cell and including a top edge, a bottom edge, and a sidewall therebetween having an inner sidewall and an outer sidewall, a grooved portion defined by the inner sidewall, a convex gripping formation on the outer sidewall complementary to the closure formation, and at least one recessed formation adjacent the grooved portion for receiving the foot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric S. Gibson, James A. Purpura, Thomas E. Webb, Maureen L. Shea
  • Publication number: 20080110953
    Abstract: An adapter configured for use in combination with a cap on a fuel cell having a closure formation, the cap having at least one leg portion and a corresponding foot extending from the leg, including a ring portion configured for engagement upon the closure formation of the fuel cell and including a top edge, a bottom edge, and a sidewall therebetween having an inner sidewall and an outer sidewall, a grooved portion defined by the inner sidewall, a convex gripping formation on the outer sidewall complementary to the closure formation, and at least one recessed formation adjacent the grooved portion for receiving the foot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventors: Eric Gibson, James Purpura, Thomas Webb, Maureen Shea
  • Patent number: 7055729
    Abstract: An adjustable depth of drive assembly for use with a fastener-driving tool includes a workpiece contact element having a contact end and an adjustment end, at least one stop configured for being secured to the tool and being normally moveable between an adjusting position in which the workpiece contact element is movable relative to the tool, and a locked position where the adjustment end is secured from movement relative to the tool, and at least one biasing element associated with the stop and configured for urging the stop and the adjustment end into a selected locked position relative to the tool without the use of tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Walter J. Taylor, Maureen L. Shea, William J. Heinzen, James A. Purpura, Barry C. Walthall
  • Publication number: 20060065692
    Abstract: An adjustable depth of drive assembly for use with a fastener-driving tool includes a workpiece contact element having a contact end and an adjustment end, at least one stop configured for being secured to the tool and being normally moveable between an adjusting position in which the workpiece contact element is movable relative to the tool, and a locked position where the adjustment end is secured from movement relative to the tool, and at least one biasing element associated with the stop and configured for urging the stop and the adjustment end into a selected locked position relative to the tool without the use of tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Walter Taylor, Maureen Shea, William Heinzen, James Purpura, Barry Walthall
  • Patent number: 5732927
    Abstract: A flag display assembly for a vehicle having a license plate assembly including a mast, a plurality of mast support members having a gripping collar and an arm integral with the gripping collar. The gripping collar includes an opening with an inner diameter for receiving the mast and gripping the mast. The arm of the mast support member includes a flat surface for abutment of the arm upon a surface of the vehicle license plate assembly, and includes a hole for receiving a fastener, such as a bolt, for securing to the license plate assembly. The display assembly further includes at least one flag attachment assembly preferably including an attachment member which has a gripping ring and an attachment blade which is secured to the flag directly, or to a shoe attached to the flag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Inventor: James A. Purpura