Patents by Inventor Rodney DeLong

Rodney DeLong 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 producing a one-piece stamped socket for hydraulic hose fittings
    Publication number: 20020069507
    Abstract: A method of producing a metal socket for attachment to a flexible pressure hose that comprises a cylindrical metal sleeve defining an axis, with a plurality of non-annular V-shaped grooves formed in an outer surface thereof and corresponding non-annular V-shaped projections formed opposite said grooves on an inner surface thereof. The socket is both economical to produce and exhibits improved strength in gripping the end of a hydraulic hose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2002
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: Howard Ice, Rodney DeLong, James Hudson
  • One-piece stamped socket for hydraulic hose fittings
    Publication number: 20010050479
    Abstract: A metal socket for attachment to a flexible pressure hose comprises a cylindrical metal sleeve defining an axis, with a plurality of non-annular grooves formed in an outer surface thereof and corresponding non-annular projections formed opposite said grooves on an inner surface thereof. The socket is both economical to produce and exhibits improved strength in gripping the end of a hydraulic hose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2001
    Publication date: December 13, 2001
    Inventors: Howard Ice, Rodney DeLong, James Hudson