Patents by Inventor Keith Allen Bartel

Keith Allen Bartel 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).

  • Quick connect assembly for fluid and electrical connections
    Patent number: 11420445
    Abstract: A quick connect assembly includes a connector housing and fluid connectors that fluidly couple an ink assembly and a print assembly. The quick connect assembly also includes conductive connectors that conductively couple hardware circuitry in the ink assembly with hardware circuitry in the print assembly. First and second portions of the connector housing mate with each other to couple the fluid connectors and to couple the conductive connectors. The first and second housing portions mate with each other by rotating the first housing portion and/or the second housing portion relative to the other of the first housing portion and/or the second housing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Allen Bartel, Robert E. Gehrin
  • Quick connect assembly for fluid and electrical connections
    Patent number: 10894419
    Abstract: A quick connect assembly includes a connector housing and fluid connectors that fluidly couple an ink assembly and a print assembly. The quick connect assembly also includes conductive connectors that conductively couple hardware circuitry in the ink assembly with hardware circuitry in the print assembly. First and second portions of the connector housing mate with each other to couple the fluid connectors and to couple the conductive connectors. The first and second housing portions mate with each other by rotating the first housing portion and/or the second housing portion relative to the other of the first housing portion and/or the second housing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Allen Bartel, Robert E. Gehrin
  • QUICK CONNECT ASSEMBLY FOR FLUID AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS
    Publication number: 20200361213
    Abstract: A quick connect assembly includes a connector housing and fluid connectors that fluidly couple an ink assembly and a print assembly. The quick connect assembly also includes conductive connectors that conductively couple hardware circuitry in the ink assembly with hardware circuitry in the print assembly. First and second portions of the connector housing mate with each other to couple the fluid connectors and to couple the conductive connectors. The first and second housing portions mate with each other by rotating the first housing portion and/or the second housing portion relative to the other of the first housing portion and/or the second housing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Allen Bartel, Robert E. Gehrin
  • QUICK CONNECT ASSEMBLY FOR FLUID AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS
    Publication number: 20180264832
    Abstract: A quick connect assembly includes a connector housing and fluid connectors that fluidly couple an ink assembly and a print assembly. The quick connect assembly also includes conductive connectors that conductively couple hardware circuitry in the ink assembly with hardware circuitry in the print assembly. First and second portions of the connector housing mate with each other to couple the fluid connectors and to couple the conductive connectors. The first and second housing portions mate with each other by rotating the first housing portion and/or the second housing portion relative to the other of the first housing portion and/or the second housing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Allen Bartel, Robert E. Gehrin