Patents by Inventor Peter McGowan

Peter McGowan 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).

  • DATA ACQUISITION USING A PURGE PLUG
    Publication number: 20190091810
    Abstract: A welding system using a purge plug for data acquisition. In one example, a purge plug includes purge plug component having a sealing structure. The sealing structure is configured to abut a surface of a hollow device and to form a seal between the sealing structure and the hollow device. The purge plug also includes a sensor at least partly disposed in the purge plug component, the sealing structure, or some combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher J. Nelli, Joseph Peter McGowan, Charles R. Tiller, Steven Edward Barhorst
  • Data acquisition using a purge plug
    Patent number: 10160067
    Abstract: A welding system using a purge plug for data acquisition. In one example, a purge plug includes purge plug component having a sealing structure. The sealing structure is configured to abut a surface of a hollow device and to form a seal between the sealing structure and the hollow device. The purge plug also includes a sensor at least partly disposed in the purge plug component, the sealing structure, or some combination thereof. The purge plug component is configured to be disposed on a workpiece having the hollow device to purge an undesired gas from the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Nelli, Joseph Peter McGowan, Charles R. Tiller, Steven Edward Barhorst
  • DATA ACQUISITION USING A PURGE PLUG
    Publication number: 20140333063
    Abstract: A welding system using a purge plug for data acquisition. In one example, a purge plug includes purge plug component having a sealing structure. The sealing structure is configured to abut a surface of a hollow device and to form a seal between the sealing structure and the hollow device. The purge plug also includes a sensor at least partly disposed in the purge plug component, the sealing structure, or some combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Christopher J. Nelli, Joseph Peter McGowan, Charles R. Tiller, Steven Edward Barhorst
  • Crown plate
    Patent number: D647789
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Minova International Limited
    Inventor: Peter McGowan