Patents by Inventor John T. Hembree

John T. Hembree 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).

  • Pinch clamp removal tool and method
    Patent number: 10773364
    Abstract: A pinch clamp removal tool that includes a tool body having a slot extending partially across a top portion of the tool body and adapted for receiving a nub extending radially-outwardly from a pinch clamp to be removed from a pipe and a stop positioned at an end of the slot for engaging the nub when the nub is positioned in the slot. The tool body is adapted for being rotated to impart a twist to the pinch clamp nub sufficient to break the nub in order to loosen the pinch clamp and permit removal of the clamp from the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Conbraco Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Polofsky, Lisa A. Stokes, John T. Hembree, Lei Zhang
  • PINCH CLAMP REMOVAL TOOL AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20180257207
    Abstract: A pinch clamp removal tool that includes a tool body having a slot extending partially across a top portion of the tool body and adapted for receiving a nub extending radially-outwardly from a pinch clamp to be removed from a pipe and a stop positioned at an end of the slot for engaging the nub when the nub is positioned in the slot. The tool body is adapted for being rotated to impart a twist to the pinch clamp nub sufficient to break the nub in order to loosen the pinch clamp and permit removal of the clamp from the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Polofsky, Lisa A. Stokes, John T. Hembree, Lei Zhang