Patents by Inventor Mark J. Vendetti

Mark J. Vendetti 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).

  • Tool for attaching to an element for handling thereof
    Patent number: 6125726
    Abstract: A tool 32 is used to assemble a spark plug insert 24 within an oversize threaded passage 26 of an engine block 20. The tool 32 includes a mandrel 48 which is formed with a threaded extension 60, and also includes a pliable bushing 34 having a cylindrical section 36, a flange 38 at one end thereof and a passage 40. A nut 44 is embedded in the pliable bushing 34 and is formed with threads 46 which are in axial alignment with the passage 40 of the pliable bushing 34. The threaded extension 60 is inserted into the passage 40 of the pliable bushing 34 and into threaded engagement with the nut 44. The cylindrical section 36 is inserted into an inner opening of the insert 24 and the mandrel 48 is rotated relative to the pliable bushing 34 to draw the nut 44 toward the flanged end of the bushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Emhart Inc.
    Inventors: Mark J. Vendetti, Jason M. Goslicki, William J. Lutkus