Patents by Inventor Michael Tritt

Michael Tritt 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 fusing outlet fittings in a plastic pipe and method of using the tool
    Patent number: 10343336
    Abstract: A tool for use in fusing an outlet fitting in the side wall of a plastic pipe has a base with three perpendicular guide rods. A movable plate is reciprocated on the guide rods in response to manual operation of a rack-and-pinion. The movable plate has a hole oriented to align a drill adapter and an outlet fitting adapter which are interchangeably inserted into the hole on an axis extending through a predetermined point on the longitudinal axis of the pipe. A retractable ratchet strap tightly girts the pipe to secure the tool against the pipe. The ratchet strap assures that the tool always maintains its original orientation on the pipe and the hole assures that interchanged drill and outlet fitting adapters are always returned to their original orientation in the tool. Therefore, the outlet fitting is always fused in its proper orientation in the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: McElroy Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Tritt, Eric Abbott
  • Tool for Fusing Outlet Fittings in a Plastic Pipe and Method of Using the Tool
    Publication number: 20170225386
    Abstract: A tool for use in fusing an outlet fitting in the side wall of a plastic pipe has a base with three perpendicular guide rods. A movable plate is reciprocated on the guide rods in response to manual operation of a rack-and-pinion. The movable plate has a hole oriented to align a drill adapter and an outlet fitting adapter which are interchangeably inserted into the hole on an axis extending through a predetermined point on the longitudinal axis of the pipe. A retractable ratchet strap tightly girts the pipe to secure the tool against the pipe. The ratchet strap assures that the tool always maintains its original orientation on the pipe and the hole assures that interchanged drill and outlet fitting adapters are always returned to their original orientation in the tool. Therefore, the outlet fitting is always fused in its proper orientation in the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: McElroy Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Tritt, Eric Abbott