Patents by Inventor Ryan Everett Lebold

Ryan Everett Lebold 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).

  • Dimple test for detecting improperly inserted hose
    Patent number: 7712377
    Abstract: In a crimped hose, a length of rubber tubing is crimped into a blind-ended ferrule. To determine whether the tubing has been fully inserted, a dimple is pressed into the ferrule. The force needed to produce the dimple is small or large, depending whether the rubber is inserted properly, and the difference is large enough to serve as a detector. Measuring the dimple-force provides a commercially-useful test for proper insertion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Bend All Automotive Incorporated
    Inventors: Alfred D. Napolitano, Jr., David William Ernst, Ryan Everett Lebold, Jeffrey John Thomas
  • DIMPLE TEST FOR DETECTING IMPROPERLY INSERTED HOSE
    Publication number: 20080184824
    Abstract: In a crimped hose, a length of rubber tubing is crimped into a blind-ended ferrule. To determine whether the tubing has been fully inserted, a dimple is pressed into the ferrule. The force needed to produce the dimple is small or large, depending whether the rubber is inserted properly, and the difference is large enough to serve as a detector. Measuring the dimple-force provides a commercially-useful test for proper insertion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: Alfred D. Napolitano, David William Ernst, Ryan Everett Lebold, Jeffrey John Thomas