Patents by Inventor Mark H. Tweedle

Mark H. Tweedle 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).

  • Protecting the outer surface of cylinders for containing fluid
    Patent number: 6105777
    Abstract: A method of protecting the outer surface of a cylinder for containing fluid. The method includes the steps of providing a cylinder for containing fluid, providing a heat shrinkable polymer sleeve, fitting the polymer sleeve around the cylinder, and applying heat to the sleeve to heat-shrink the sleeve into engagement with an outer surface of the cylinder. The invention also provides a polymer sleeve used in the method and a cylinder assembly resulting from the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Inventors: Sandro J. Castellarin, Mark H. Tweedle