Patents by Inventor Neil Walter Lindh Adcock

Neil Walter Lindh Adcock 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).

  • Tap and a method of tapping
    Patent number: 7575520
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tap (10) adapted for formation of female screw-threads in a plurality of metal parts. Each female screw-thread is capable of imparting translational motion to a threaded second member engaged therewith, the threaded second member having a matching male screw-thread and the translational motion occurring on relative rotation between the first metal part and the threaded second member. The tap (10) is fluteless and comprises a threaded portion (23) with a triangular form thread (11) with an angle of thread (gamma) in the range 29°-40° and radiussed crests (16). The present invention also relates to a method of using such a tap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Adcock Technology Limited
    Inventor: Neil Walter Lindh Adcock
  • TAP AND A METHOD OF TAPPING
    Publication number: 20090170617
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tap (10) adapted for formation of female screw-threads in a plurality of metal parts. Each female screw-thread is capable of imparting translational motion to a threaded second member engaged therewith, the threaded second member having a matching male screw-thread and the translational motion occurring on relative rotation between the first metal part and the threaded second member. The tap (10) is fluteless and comprises a threaded portion (23) with a triangular form thread (11) with an angle of thread (gamma) in the range 29°-40° and radiussed crests (16). The present invention also relates to a method of using such a tap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventor: Neil Walter Lindh Adcock