Patents by Inventor Mars Patterson

Mars Patterson 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).

  • Coupling assembly component
    Patent number: 5366055
    Abstract: A coupling assembly component includes an annular base. A first annular friction surface is connected with the base and is movable into engagement with a second annular friction surface. An annular fluid extensible tube is inflatable to move the first friction surface into engagement with the second friction surface. A fitting is connected with the base and the tube to conduct fluid pressure into a chamber in the tube. An annular mounting ring is disposed in a coaxial relationship with the base and the tube. The annular mounting ring is embedded in the tube and is connected with a portion of the fitting. The annular mounting ring may be provided with only a single opening which is connected with a fitting through which fluid is conducted into the tube. However, the annular mounting ring may be provided with a plurality of openings connected with a plurality of fittings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1994
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Karen L. Pudelski, Joseph W. Lowry, Thomas W. Thompson, Robert A. Pearl, Paul H. Elphingstone, Mars Patterson, Theodore C. Kelly