Patents by Inventor Jerry Gregory Key

Jerry Gregory Key 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).

  • COMPOUND LOCKING RING FOR PIPE JOINTS
    Publication number: 20240133495
    Abstract: A pipe joint having a compound locking ring is disclosed herein. The pipe joint bell has a segment cavity into which ring segments may be inserted through a slot on the face or outer surface of the bell end of a first pipe. The locking ring has multiple ring segments, each segment having an arcuate outer surface. The outer surface may be a compound surface of multiple arcs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Cameron Anderson Corcoran, Jerry Gregory Key, Jay Derek Caston
  • Conductive insert for gasket
    Patent number: 11940069
    Abstract: A part of a gasket that conducts electricity across the otherwise nonconducting gasket. Versions of the insert provide an electrical connection when installed even if the parts sealed by the gasket deflect, and do not deform under compression due to their resilient nature. The gaskets can be used in pipe joints, among other uses, resulting in a pipe joint that conducts electricity between the pipe spigot and the socket of a pipe or fixture even if a deflection event occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: United States Pipe and Foundry Company, LLC
    Inventors: Jerry Gregory Key, Kenneth J Watts, Jay Derek Caston
  • Compounding locking ring for pipe joints
    Patent number: 11892107
    Abstract: A pipe joint having a compound locking ring is disclosed herein. The pipe joint bell has a a segment cavity into which ring segments may be inserted through a slot on the face or outer surface of the bell end of a first pipe. The locking ring has multiple ring segments, each segment having an arcuate outer surface. The outer surface may be a compound surface of multiple arcs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Inventors: Cameron Anderson Corcoran, Jerry Gregory Key, Jay Derek Caston
  • COMPOUNDING LOCKING RING FOR PIPE JOINTS
    Publication number: 20220316633
    Abstract: A pipe joint having a compound locking ring is disclosed herein. The pipe joint bell has a a segment cavity into which ring segments may be inserted through a slot on the face or outer surface of the bell end of a first pipe. The locking ring has multiple ring segments, each segment having an arcuate outer surface. The outer surface may be a compound surface of multiple arcs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Cameron Anderson Corcoran, Jerry Gregory Key, Jay Derek Caston
  • CONDUCTIVE INSERT FOR GASKET
    Publication number: 20220154860
    Abstract: A part of a gasket that conducts electricity across the otherwise nonconducting gasket. Versions of the insert provide an electrical connection when installed even if the parts sealed by the gasket deflect, and do not deform under compression due to their resilient nature. The gaskets can be used in pipe joints, among other uses, resulting in a pipe joint that conducts electricity between the pipe spigot and the socket of a pipe or fixture even if a deflection event occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Jerry Gregory KEY, Kenneth J. WATTS, Jay Derek CASTON
  • Conductive insert for gasket
    Patent number: 11054070
    Abstract: A part of a gasket that conducts electricity across the otherwise nonconducting gasket. Versions of the insert provide an electrical connection when installed even if the parts sealed by the gasket deflect, and do not deform under compression due to their resilient nature. The gaskets can be used in pipe joints, among other uses, resulting in a pipe joint that conducts electricity between the pipe spigot and the socket of a pipe or fixture even if a deflection event occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: United States Pipe and Foundry Company, LLC
    Inventors: Jerry Gregory Key, Kenneth J Watts, Jay Derek Caston
  • Conductive insert for gasket
    Patent number: 10969043
    Abstract: A part of a gasket that conducts electricity across the otherwise nonconducting gasket. Versions of the insert provide an electrical connection when installed even if the parts sealed by the gasket deflect, and do not deform under compression due to their resilient nature. The gaskets can be used in pipe joints, among other uses, resulting in a pipe joint that conducts electricity between the pipe spigot and the socket of a pipe or fixture even if a deflection event occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: United States Pipe & Foundry Company, LLC
    Inventors: Jerry Gregory Key, Kenneth J Watts, Jay Derek Caston