Patents by Inventor Ralph Taeuber, Jr.

Ralph Taeuber, Jr. 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).

  • Load segment assembly with wire rope
    Patent number: 5383694
    Abstract: A load segment assembly for use in pipe swivel joints or pipe connectors locks male and female hubs of a joint together while providing an axial bearing therebetween. The load assembly includes arcuate segments each having a dove-tail groove on the face of the convex side of the arcuate segment, requiring a flexible joining member to be threaded therethrough, providing maximum shear and bearing strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1995
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Ralph Taeuber, Jr., Sergio A. Castillo, Jr., Robert H. Ash, Jr.
  • Pipe swivel joint with improved bore seal
    Patent number: 5149148
    Abstract: A pipe swivel joint with male and female hubs and an improved bore seal assembly having an anti-extrusion ring that axially energizes the swivel joint hubs toward their operational position as the joint is assembled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1992
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Ralph Taeuber, Jr., Sergio A. Castillo, Jr., Tep Ungchusri