Patents by Inventor Kevin Albert McCullough

Kevin Albert McCullough 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).

  • Plastic article with interrupted interior threads for securing a threaded heat sink to a heat generating member
    Patent number: 5667870
    Abstract: A article with interior interrupted threads and a mold apparatus for manufacturing the same is provided. The molded article includes an aperture positioned completely therethrough as defined by an inner wall. The inner aperture wall carries a series of thread segments positioned about the periphery of the inner wall to form an interrupted helical thread line. The thread segments create a female threaded aperture through the molded article for receipt of a male threaded member therein. The mold apparatus includes an upper half and a lower half. The upper half carries a cylindrical wall which is notched with its upper edge being beveled outwardly. The bottom half also carries a cylindrical wall which is notched as well as beveled outwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1997
    Assignee: Chip Coolers, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin Albert McCullough
  • Mold apparatus for manufacturing a plastic article with interrupted interior threads for securing a heat sink to a heat generating member
    Patent number: 5660758
    Abstract: A article with interior interrupted threads and a mold apparatus for manufacturing the same is provided. The molded article includes an aperture positioned completely therethrough as defined by an inner wall. The inner aperture wall carries a series of thread segments positioned about the periphery of the inner wall to form an interrupted helical thread line. The thread segments create a female threaded aperture through the molded article for receipt of a male threaded member therein. The mold apparatus includes an upper half and a lower half. The upper half carries a cylindrical wall which is notched with its upper edge being beveled .outwardly. The bottom half also carries a cylindrical wall which is notched as well as beveled outwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: Chip Coolers, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin Albert McCullough