Patents by Inventor Rick Alan Steele

Rick Alan Steele 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 MOLDING A CONNECTOR AND TUBING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20080267699
    Abstract: A connector and tubing assembly including a multi-lumen molded connector having at least three flexible tubes also molded into the connector. The connector may be “Y” shaped and include three flexible tubes. A process of making the connector and tubing assembly involves forming a first part of the connector with two tubes molded therein and then removing an internal mold member prior to molding the final connector portion and third tube in place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stephen R. Warburton-Pitt, Rick Alan Steele
  • Method of molding a connector and tubing assembly
    Patent number: 7407612
    Abstract: A connector and tubing assembly including a multi-lumen molded connector having at least three flexible tubes also molded into the connector. The connector may be “Y” shaped and include three flexible tubes. A process of making the connector and tubing assembly involves forming a first part of the connector with two tubes molded therein and then removing an internal mold member prior to molding the final connector portion and third tube in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Ronald Warburton-Pitt, Rick Alan Steele
  • Tubing and connector assembly
    Patent number: 7093859
    Abstract: A connector and tubing assembly including a multi-lumen molded connector having at least three flexible tubes also molded into the connector. The connector may be “Y” shaped and include three flexible tubes. A process of making the connector and tubing assembly involves forming a first part of the connector with two tubes molded therein and then removing an internal mold member prior to molding the final connector portion and third tube in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Ronald Warburton-Pitt, Rick Alan Steele
  • Tubing and connector assembly
    Publication number: 20040164555
    Abstract: A connector and tubing assembly including a multi-lumen molded connector having at least three flexible tubes also molded into the connector. The connector may be “Y” shaped and include three flexible tubes. A process of making the connector and tubing assembly involves forming a first part of the connector with two tubes molded therein and then removing an internal mold member prior to molding the final connector portion and third tube in place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicant: Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Ronald Warburton-Pitt, Rick Alan Steele
  • Method of molding a connector and tubing assembly
    Publication number: 20040164453
    Abstract: A connector and tubing assembly including a multi-lumen molded connector having at least three flexible tubes also molded into the connector. The connector may be “Y” shaped and include three flexible tubes. A process of making the connector and tubing assembly involves forming a first part of the connector with two tubes molded therein and then removing an internal mold member prior to molding the final connector portion and third tube in place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicant: Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Ronald Warburton-Pitt, Rick Alan Steele
  • Tubing and connector assembly and method of moldimg
    Publication number: 20020050663
    Abstract: A connector and tubing assembly including a multi-lumen molded connector having at least three flexible tubes also molded into the connector. The connector may be “Y” shaped and include three flexible tubes. A process of making the connector and tubing assembly involves forming a first part of the connector with two tubes molded therein and then removing an internal mold member prior to molding the final connector portion and third tube in place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2001
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Applicant: Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Ronald Warburton-Pitt, Rick Alan Steele
  • Tubing and connector assembly and method and molding
    Patent number: 6290265
    Abstract: A connector and tubing assembly including a multi-lumen molded connector having at least three flexible tubes also molded into the connector. The connector may be “Y” shaped and include three flexible tubes. A process of making the connector and tubing assembly involves forming a first part of the connector with two tubes molded therein and then removing an internal mold member prior to molding the final connector portion and third tube in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Ronald Warburton-Pitt, Rick Alan Steele