Patents by Inventor Paul D. Doherty

Paul D. Doherty 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).

  • Patent number: 9574598
    Abstract: A split nut and assembly steps for fitting the nut around an exposed portion of anchor bolt having no convenient access for conventional nuts to engage. The split nut includes first and second nut halves, and each nut half has an interior surface having a threaded half cylinder that, when aligned with the other threaded half cylinder and joined along joining surfaces, forms a threaded opening. The two half nuts may be connected by connectors that are inserted into penetrations that extend through at least a portion of both half nuts. At least one end of the penetration extends from the joining surface through the exterior surface of the half nut so that the connector may be inserted into the penetration. The exterior surface of both half nuts also include flat that, when the half nuts are joined, are dimensioned to form opposed parallel drive surfaces configured to be engaged by a wrench for screwing the split nut onto the bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Allfasteners USA, LLC
    Inventors: Bruce A. Carmichael, Paul D. Doherty, Michael Strange
  • Patent number: 4886466
    Abstract: A sealed electrical and pneumatic connector for a hollow piston rod or the like comprises mating connector bodies which provide pneumatic and multiple electrical interfaces. The pneumatic interface includes a hose which carries seals and a slide for sealing the pneumatic interface effectively. The upper connector body houses conductor seals and carries an external seal sleeve for sealing the opening of the hollow piston rod. The upper connector is retained by a retainer which assures proper positioning of the electrical terminals. The retainer is locked by a clamp which assures proper mating of the connector bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1989
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Paul D. Doherty, Timothy N. Tackett, Lawrence R. Gavin
  • Patent number: 4684190
    Abstract: A flanged hollow shroud that is adapted to be sealingly secured to an aperture bulkhead as used, for example, in a vehicle to separate an engine compartment from a passenger compartment, is used to telescopically receive the mating end of a pair of male and female connectors having mating electrical terminals therein. At least one of the connectors, such as the male connector located on the engine compartment side of the bulkhead is sealingly fixed to the shroud and the electric terminals therein are also sealed adjacent to their outboard end within the respective cavities supporting these terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1987
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Roger A. Clark, Paul D. Doherty, Emil J. Tolnar, Jr.