Patents by Inventor Kathryn Marie Olinger

Kathryn Marie Olinger 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).

  • Clamping ring
    Patent number: 10093063
    Abstract: In a general aspect, a clamping ring for use on a pipe when making a pipe connection is configured such that when establishing the pipe connection an end of a pipe and the surrounding clamping ring are expanded simultaneously, wherein the clamping ring is made of a plastic material having memory properties such that after expanding, the clamping ring shrinks or contracts automatically, the clamping ring further comprising a chamfer on the inlet inner diameter edge of the clamping ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Uponor, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathryn Marie Olinger, Tim Cota
  • METHOD OF FORMING A CLAMPING RING AND A CLAMPING RING
    Publication number: 20120153614
    Abstract: For forming a clamping ring first the pipe is extruded. The extruded pipe is cut to form a pipe part. While extruding the pipe, its inner diameter is formed smaller than the outer diameter of a pipe onto which the clamping ring is positioned before making a pipe connection. The inner diameter of the pipe part is made larger by removing material from the inside of the pipe part but only over part of the length of the pipe part such that a stop edge is formed. The clamping ring is used on a pipe when making a pipe connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Uponor Innovation Ab
    Inventors: Kathryn Marie Olinger, Tim Cota
  • Method of forming a clamping ring and a clamping ring
    Patent number: 8146225
    Abstract: For forming a clamping ring first the pipe is extruded. The extruded pipe is cut to form a pipe part. While extruding the pipe, its inner diameter is formed smaller than the outer diameter of a pipe onto which the clamping ring is positioned before making a pipe connection. The inner diameter of the pipe part is made larger by removing material from the inside of the pipe part but only over part of the length of the pipe part such that a stop edge is formed. The clamping ring is used on a pipe when making a pipe connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Uponor Innovation AB
    Inventors: Kathryn Marie Olinger, Tim Cota
  • METHOD OF FORMING A CLAMPING RING AND A CLAMPING RING
    Publication number: 20090152864
    Abstract: For forming a clamping ring first the pipe is extruded. The extruded pipe is cut to form a pipe part. While extruding the pipe, its inner diameter is formed smaller than the outer diameter of a pipe onto which the clamping ring is positioned before making a pipe connection. The inner diameter of the pipe part is made larger by removing material from the inside of the pipe part but only over part of the length of the pipe part such that a stop edge is formed. The clamping ring is used on a pipe when making a pipe connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: Uponor Innovation Ab
    Inventors: Kathryn Marie Olinger, Tim Cota