Patents by Inventor Mike Thibodeaux

Mike Thibodeaux 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).

  • Hose crimp fitting or hydraulic adaptors that utilize a reverse threaded lock nut that engages to a JIC nut or similar swivel nut to prevent the nut from loosening
    Patent number: 9964246
    Abstract: A tubular hose stem with a flange, a first left hand threaded section on the outer surface of the stem generally adjacent the flange, a first JIC/swivel nut over the flange having an inner diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the flange, a second lock nut threadably engaged to the hose stem on a second left threaded section adjacent the JIC nut, a conical washer fixedly secured around the hose stem between the first and second threaded sections, an O-ring positioned adjacent the washer opposite the left side of the washer; and a ferrule having a first end fixedly threaded to the hose stem and having a second end larger in diameter than the stem. The lock nut may have knurled surfaces and the inner diameter of the ferrule and outer diameter of the stem may have circumferential raised ribs to engage hosing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Inventor: Mike Thibodeaux
  • hose crimp fitting or hydraulic adaptors that utilize a reverse threaded lock nut that engages to a JIC nut or similar swivel nut to prevent the nut from loosening
    Publication number: 20170051858
    Abstract: A tubular hose stem with a flange, a first left hand threaded section on the outer surface of the stem generally adjacent the flange, a first JIC/swivel nut over the flange having an inner diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the flange, a second lock nut threadably engaged to the hose stem on a second left threaded section adjacent the JIC nut, a conical washer fixedly secured around the hose stem between the first and second threaded sections, an O-ring positioned adjacent the washer opposite the left side of the washer; and a ferrule having a first end fixedly threaded to the hose stem and having a second end larger in diameter than the stem. The lock nut may have knurled surfaces and the inner diameter of the ferrule and outer diameter of the stem may have circumferential raised ribs to engage hosing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventor: Mike Thibodeaux