Patents by Inventor John Powderly

John Powderly 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).

  • Storing and handling of hollow rivets
    Patent number: 4346804
    Abstract: Loading of a pull-through blind riveting mandrel is effected by arranging on an elongated sleeve a plurality of hollow rivets assembled head-to-tail, threading the mandrel along the sleeve, and transferring the rivets to the mandrel while withdrawing the sleeve. In addition to this procedure the invention contemplates provision of a package or assemblage for facilitating storage and/or transfer of the rivets of a column to a reuseable rivet-installing mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1982
    Assignee: USM Corporation
    Inventor: John Powderly
  • Method of loading hollow rivets on a mandrel
    Patent number: 4338714
    Abstract: Loading of a pull-through blind riveting mandrel is effected by arranging on an elongated sleeve a plurality of hollow rivets assembled head-to-tail, threading the mandrel along the sleeve, and transferring the rivets to the mandrel while withdrawing the sleeve. In addition to this procedure the invention contemplates provision of a package or assemblage for facilitating storage and/or transfer of the rivets of a column to a reuseable rivet-installing mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1982
    Assignee: USM Corporation
    Inventor: John Powderly