Patents by Inventor Martin Paul Kelly

Martin Paul Kelly 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).

  • Pull tight seal or cable tie with break-away tail
    Patent number: 8555467
    Abstract: A flexible tie including a head having a first cross-sectional geometry and a tail extending from the head in a longitudinal direction and having a second cross-sectional geometry different from the first cross-sectional geometry. The tie includes a lock disposed on the head and including a passage configured to receive the tail and a plurality of barbs disposed on the tail and configured to pass through the passage in the lock in a first direction, and configured to be restricted from retreating through the passage in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The tie also includes a tail break-point disposed on the tail and including a first cross-sectional area, as viewed along the longitudinal direction, smaller than any other cross-sectional area of the tail as viewed along the longitudinal direction. In some configurations, the tie includes a visual indicator in the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Brooks Equipment Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Martin Paul Kelly
  • PULL TIGHT SEAL OR CABLE TIE WITH BREAK-AWAY TAIL
    Publication number: 20110308047
    Abstract: A flexible tie including a head having a first cross-sectional geometry and a tail extending from the head in a longitudinal direction and having a second cross-sectional geometry different from the first cross-sectional geometry. The tie includes a lock disposed on the head and including a passage configured to receive the tail and a plurality of barbs disposed on the tail and configured to pass through the passage in the lock in a first direction, and configured to be restricted from retreating through the passage in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The tie also includes a tail break-point disposed on the tail and including a first cross-sectional area, as viewed along the longitudinal direction, smaller than any other cross-sectional area of the tail as viewed along the longitudinal direction. In some configurations, the tie includes a visual indicator in the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: BROOKS EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC.
    Inventor: Martin Paul Kelly