Patents by Inventor Rodger D. Minor

Rodger D. Minor 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).

  • Rotary flaring tool and method of use
    Patent number: 7650772
    Abstract: A tool and process for flaring an open end of a hollow metal tube utilizes a body having an elongated working surface which is substantially conical in shape so that one end of the working surface is a smaller end and so that the other end of the working surface is a larger end. The working surface further includes at least two outwardly-extending, smooth-surfaced protuberances which are regularly spaced around the working surface and which extend along the length thereof so that by rotating the tool about its longitudinal axis, inserting the smaller end of the working surface into an open end of a hollow metal tubing, and then urging the working surface against the open end of the metal tubing, the open end of the metal tubing is flared by the working surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Inventor: Rodger D. Minor
  • Rotary flaring tool and method of use
    Publication number: 20080236233
    Abstract: A tool and process for flaring an open end of a hollow metal tube utilizes a body having an elongated working surface which is substantially conical in shape so that one end of the working surface is a smaller end and so that the other end of the working surface is a larger end. The working surface further includes at least two outwardly-extending, smooth-surfaced protuberances which are regularly spaced around the working surface and which extend along the length thereof so that by rotating the tool about its longitudinal axis, inserting the smaller end of the working surface into an open end of a hollow metal tubing, and then urging the working surface against the open end of the metal tubing, the open end of the metal tubing is flared by the working surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventor: Rodger D. Minor
  • Rotary flaring tool
    Patent number: D567267
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Inventor: Rodger D. Minor