Patents by Inventor Sean P. Ford

Sean P. Ford 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).

  • Insertion tool
    Patent number: 6108884
    Abstract: An insertion tool for inserting a backup ring and an O-ring into a gland. The tool includes a body having a recess for containing the backup ring and the O-ring. The tool further includes a pusher movably mounted adjacent to the body. The pusher is moveable in a first direction and a second direction. The pusher includes a pulling device for pulling the backup ring and the O-ring in the first direction. The pusher further includes a pushing device for pushing the backup ring and the O-ring in the second direction into the gland.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Aeroquip Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis J. Castleman, Sean P. Ford