Patents by Inventor Joseph W. Pallini, Jr.

Joseph W. Pallini, Jr. 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).

  • Non-clocking connector with locking anti-rotation tabs
    Patent number: 4711471
    Abstract: A method and tool for a cutting locking tab 56 of a selected configuration on a joint (a pin (12a) and box (16a) threaded together). The pin has longitudinal slot(s) 24a and the box (16a) has inner and outer peripheral grooves (44,46) forming shear lines (50) to enhance the shearing to form the locking tab (56).The essential feature is the elimination of clocking, i.e., a predetermination of the relative orientation of the box and pin during manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1987
    Assignee: Vetco Gray Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph W. Pallini, Jr., Lionel J. Milberger
  • Snap type pipe connector
    Patent number: 4603886
    Abstract: A snap type pin and box connector. A plurality of box diameters 24, 28, 32 interact with a plurality of pin diameters 36, 40, 44, 48 and 50 to produce a minimum clearance at an intermediate location 28, 44. The box load shoulder 56 is chamfered 54, as is a portion K of the split lock ring 14 adjacent to the split.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1984
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1986
    Assignee: Vetco Offshore, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph W. Pallini, Jr., David J. Rohweller