Patents by Inventor Mark A. Chiasson

Mark A. Chiasson 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).

  • Publication number: 20100236315
    Abstract: A die set adapted to remove an end of a substantially flat lug of an electrical connector. The die set includes a first die and a second die. The first die includes a first frame and a spring loaded member connected to the first frame. The first frame includes a first contact surface adapted to directly contact a first side of the lug. The second die includes a second frame having a second contact surface adapted to contact a second side of the lug at a position offset from the first contact surface. The spring loaded member is adapted to contact the first side of the lug directly opposite the second contact surface. The first and second contact surfaces are adapted to shear off the end of the lug from the electrical connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Thomas E. Robinson, Alan D. Beck, Mark A. Chiasson, Clayton W. Mack, Thomas R. Faucher
  • Patent number: 7788962
    Abstract: A hand-held hydraulic tool including a hydraulic drive system comprising a pump; and a user control system for at least partially controlling operation of the hydraulic tool. The user control system includes a first user control at a first location having a first pump activation control switch and a first hydraulic drive system drain control switch, and a second user control at a second location having a second pump activation control switch and a second hydraulic drive system drain control switch. The hydraulic tool is adapted to be controlled by a user at either of the first or the second locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Burndy Technology LLC
    Inventors: Mark A. Chiasson, Richard E. Robicheau, John D. Lefavour, Thomas R. Faucher
  • Patent number: 7762117
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a crimp die holder. The crimp die holder includes a main body portion, a pin, and a spring. The main body portion includes a first recess, a second recess, and an opening. The first recess extends from a first side of the main body portion to a middle section of the main body portion. The second recess extends from a second side of the main body portion to the middle section. The opening extends from a third side of the main body portion and through a section of the second recess. The pin is disposed within the opening. The pin includes a first portion along a length of the pin. The first portion of the pin is configured to engage with a portion of a crimp die at the section of the second recess. The spring is between the main body portion and the pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Burndy Technology LLC
    Inventors: Thomas R. Faucher, Mark A. Chiasson
  • Publication number: 20090313820
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a hydraulic tool working head guide. The hydraulic tool working head guide includes a main section having a general plate shape. The main section is adapted to be connected to an exterior surface of a hydraulic tool working head. The main section includes a slot having an open end at an edge of the main section and a closed end at a middle portion of the main section. The slot extends through a thickness of the main section. The closed end is adapted to be aligned with a receiving area of the hydraulic tool working head. The slot is adapted to substantially center a connector and/or a conductor in the receiving area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventors: Richard M. Roman, JR., John D. Lefavour, Thomas R. Faucher, Alan D. Beck, Mark A. Chiasson, Jennifer M. Peterson, John W. Ayer, Richard E. Robicheau, Justin Lloyd Parker, Bernard P. Vachon, Jerry Heckman
  • Publication number: 20090151418
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a crimp die holder. The crimp die holder includes a main body portion, a pin, and a spring. The main body portion includes a first recess, a second recess, and an opening. The first recess extends from a first side of the main body portion to a middle section of the main body portion. The second recess extends from a second side of the main body portion to the middle section. The opening extends from a third side of the main body portion and through a section of the second recess. The pin is disposed within the opening. The pin includes a first portion along a length of the pin. The first portion of the pin is configured to engage with a portion of a crimp die at the section of the second recess. The spring is between the main body portion and the pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas R. Faucher, Mark A. Chiasson
  • Publication number: 20080302167
    Abstract: A hydraulic tool including a main section and a working head. The main section has a hydraulic drive system including a pump and a hydraulic fluid conduit system, and a first handle adapted to allow a user to grasp the main section with a first hand. The working head is connected to the main section and includes a frame, a ram movably connected to the frame, and a second handle extending from the frame. The ram is adapted to be moved on the frame by hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic drive system. The second handle is adapted to allow a user to grasp the working head with a second hand away from a compression area between the ram and an opposite anvil section of the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Mark A. Chiasson, Richard E. Robicheau, Jennifer M. Peterson, Thomas R. Faucher, Robert M. Poirier
  • Publication number: 20080282763
    Abstract: A hand-held hydraulic tool including a hydraulic drive system comprising a pump; and a user control system for at least partially controlling operation of the hydraulic tool. The user control system includes a first user control at a first location having a first pump activation control switch and a first hydraulic drive system drain control switch, and a second user control at a second location having a second pump activation control switch and a second hydraulic drive system drain control switch. The hydraulic tool is adapted to be controlled by a user at either of the first or the second locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Mark A. Chiasson, Richard E. Robicheau, John D. Lefavour, Thomas R. Faucher
  • Publication number: 20080282507
    Abstract: A hydraulic tool including a main unit and an arm support. The main unit includes a working head section connected to a hydraulic drive section, and a handle section adapted to allow a user to hold and operate the main unit with a single hand of an arm of the user. The arm support extends rearward from the main unit. The arm support is adapted to rest against the arm of the user proximate the user's upper forearm to partially support the hydraulic tool on the arm of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Mark A. Chiasson, Richard E. Robicheau, Jennifer M. Peterson
  • Publication number: 20080196473
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electrical connector tool spanner plate. The electrical connector tool spanner plate includes a first section and a second section. The first section includes an aperture and a first opening. The aperture extends along a majority of a length of the first section. The spanner plate is configured to surround an electrical connector tool cam mechanism at the aperture. The second section includes a second opening. The second section extends from the first section in a general cantilevered fashion. The second opening is proximate a free end of the second section. The aperture is between the first opening and the second opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Mark A. Chiasson, Thomas R. Faucher
  • Publication number: 20080115629
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a hydraulic hand tool. The tool includes a frame, a hydraulic drive, a drive shaft, and a seal assembly. The hydraulic drive is connected to the frame and includes a housing. The drive shaft extends from the hydraulic drive. The seal assembly is located between the drive shaft and the housing. The seal assembly includes a first seal member, a second seal member, and a carrier ring. The first seal member is in contact with the housing. The second seal member is in contact with the drive shaft. The carrier ring has an outer annular groove and an inner annular groove. The first seal member is located within the outer annular groove. The second seal member is located within the inner annular groove. The carrier ring includes a polymer material configured to elastically deform in response to a hydraulic load from hydraulic fluid at the hydraulic drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: John W. Ayer, Mark A. Chiasson
  • Publication number: 20080116646
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a hydraulic hand tool including a frame, a hydraulic drive having a housing and a shaft, and a seal assembly. The hydraulic drive is connected to the frame. The seal assembly is located between the shaft and the housing. The seal assembly includes a first seal member, a second seal member, a carrier ring, and a retaining ring. The first seal member is in contact with the housing. The second seal member is in contact with the shaft. The carrier ring has a groove, containing the first seal member, and a recess, containing the second seal member. The carrier ring includes a polymer material configured to elastically deform in response to a hydraulic load from hydraulic fluid at the hydraulic drive. The retaining ring has an outer annular mating surface in contact with the carrier ring and an annular projection in contact with the second seal member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventor: Mark A. Chiasson