Patents by Inventor Joseph WHITEMAN

Joseph WHITEMAN 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: 10948114
    Abstract: A connector for connecting at least a first hose having a globally cylindrical wall and a second hose with each other, the connector includes at least one spigot including at least a first end configured to be connected to the second hose, and a second end configured to be connected to the first hose, the spigot allowing an hermetic fluidic connection between the first hose and the second hose, wherein the connector further includes at least one compression element being slidably movable between the first end and the second end of the spigot, the compression element being in a locking position wherein the compression element resists a compression force on the first hose at the level of the second end of spigot, in order to secure the fluidic connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: AKWEL CHIPPENHAM UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Joseph Whiteman, Stephen Hall
  • Publication number: 20190024831
    Abstract: A connector for connecting at least a first hose having a globally cylindrical wall and a second hose with each other, the connector includes at least one spigot including at least a first end configured to be connected to the second hose, and a second end configured to be connected to the first hose, the spigot allowing an hermetic fluidic connection between the first hose and the second hose, wherein the connector further includes at least one compression element being slidably movable between the first end and the second end of the spigot, the compression element being in a locking position wherein the compression element resists a compression force on the first hose at the level of the second end of spigot, in order to secure the fluidic connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: AVON AUTOMOTIVE UK HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Joseph WHITEMAN, Stephen HALL