Patents by Inventor Randall E. Sellers

Randall E. Sellers 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).

  • Method of making a tubular hose unit for a branched hose construction
    Patent number: 5725824
    Abstract: A branched hose construction, hose unit therefor and methods of making the same are provided, the branched hose construction comprising a first tubular hose unit having opposite ends and having a tubular branch extending outwardly therefrom intermediate the opposite ends and having a free end, a second tubular hose unit having a free end telescoped with the free end of the tubular branch, and fastening structure interconnecting the telescoped free ends together, the fastening structure comprising a quick connect/disconnect structure, the second tubular hose unit comprising an end of a flexible hose and part of the quick connect/disconnect structure molded onto the flared end of the flexible hose and extending outwardly therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: Dayco Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Randall E. Sellers
  • Branched hose construction, part therefor and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 5573283
    Abstract: A branched hose construction, part therefor and methods of making the same are provided, the method comprising the steps of disposing a mark on a length of hose that straddles the location where the hose is to be cut into two hose sections whereby the cutting of the length of hose into the two hose sections provides two parts of the mark respectively on the cut ends of the two hose sections, aligning the parts of the mark with orienting means on a T-connector during the step of telescoping the cut ends of the two hose sections onto the opposite ends of the T-connector so that such oriented relation is permanently maintained after a sleeve-like member has been injection molded from polymeric material over the cut ends of the hose section and a part of the T-connector body that is exposed between the cut ends of the two hose sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Assignee: Dayco Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Randall E. Sellers, Philip K. Loyer
  • Branched hose construction, hose unit therefor and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 5415825
    Abstract: A branched hose construction, hose unit therefor and methods of making the same are provided, the branched hose construction comprising a first tubular hose unit having opposite ends and having a tubular branch extending outwardly therefrom intermediate the opposite ends and having a free end, a second tubular hose unit having a free end telescoped with the free end of the tubular branch, and fastening structure interconnecting the telescoped free ends together, the fastening structure comprising a quick connect/disconnect structure, the second tubular hose unit comprising an end of a flexible hose and part of the quick connect/disconnect structure molded onto the end of the flexible hose and extending outwardly therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1995
    Assignee: Dayco Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Randall E. Sellers
  • Process of curing a flexible hose
    Patent number: 5194208
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for curing flexible hose on a mandrel wherein the mandrel lubricant is a polyoxyalkylene based lubricant having a pH greater than 8.0; in the preferred embodiments, the lubricant contains an aminoalcohol; lubricant compositions are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1993
    Assignee: Dayco Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven F. Monthey, Charles S. Pearson, Randall E. Sellers