Patents by Inventor Maxie G. Chumley

Maxie G. Chumley 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).

  • Conduit compression fixture
    Patent number: 5974960
    Abstract: A fixture for axially compressing an axially compressible tube. The fixture comprises two, spaced apart clamp blocks for receiving and clamping the tube against relative movement in the blocks, and a base structure for supporting such blocks, with at least one of the blocks being slideable thereon. A device is provided for effecting relative translation of the blocks on the base structure to longitudinally compress and shorten the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Westinghouse Air Brake Company
    Inventors: Larry G. Weldin, Darin P. Magera, Maxie G. Chumley