Patents by Inventor Jeffrey C. Minnette

Jeffrey C. Minnette 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: 5174460
    Abstract: An adaptor and a closure are formed with precision surfaces as by injection molding so that the closure can be attached to the adaptor without the use of excessive force to create a secondary seal. The adaptor-closure can then be attached to an imprecisely formed threaded container such as an extrusion-blow molded bottle to create a primary seal. The adaptor is permanently retained on the container with securing by thread wedging, cooperating ratchet teeth or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1992
    Assignee: Sunbeam Plastics Corporation
    Inventor: Jeffrey C. Minnette
  • Patent number: 4835502
    Abstract: A securing mounting arrangement is provided for a blowout magnet (16) and an electromagnetic relay (11) for increasing its capacity for switching larger values of voltage and current than possible without the arc extinction characteristic provided by the blowout magnet. In order to provide an electromagnetic relay suitable for applications subject to extreme vibration and shock, such as is type of automotive applications, the primary component of the mounting arrangement is integrally molded in the base (12) of the housing while the relay itself and the cover (13) of the housing all provide portions of a cavity wherein the magnet is contained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1989
    Assignee: Potter & Brumfield, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey C. Minnette