Patents by Inventor Steven M. Lubeck

Steven M. Lubeck 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).

  • Pipe measuring system
    Patent number: 9074871
    Abstract: A pipe measuring system provides means for tallying a set of pipes, each of which has a threaded coupling at one end. The system includes a handheld laser instrument and target that are manually and sequentially placed at opposite ends of each pipe to measure its length. However, to measure the pipe's effective assembled length, rather than its actual length, the laser instrument has an adjustable backstop for engaging one end of the pipe. To use the system, a manufacture of the pipe first provides a specified make-up dimension that says how far the coupling should overlap the pipe when properly tightened. A manufacturer and/or end-user of the laser instrument establish the instrument with a zero reference. Then, based on the pipe manufacturer's specified make-up dimension and the location of the zero reference, the end-user adjusts the position of the backstop to be a certain distance from the zero reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Inventors: Steven M. Lubeck, Phillip L. Lawson
  • Captive screw
    Patent number: D502644
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Southco, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J Ellis, Edward A. McCormack, Harry L. Dickerson, William R. Frame, Steven M. Lubeck
  • Captive screw
    Patent number: D469005
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Southco, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Ellis, Edward A. McCormack, Harry L. Dickerson, William R. Frame, Steven M. Lubeck
  • Captive screw
    Patent number: D472797
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Southco, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Ellis, Edward A. McCormack, Harry L. Dickerson, William R. Frame, Steven M. Lubeck
  • Captive screw
    Patent number: D480950
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Southco, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Ellis, Edward A. McCormack, Harry L. Dickerson, William R. Frame, Steven M. Lubeck
  • Captive screw
    Patent number: D484031
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Southco, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Ellis, Edward A. McCormack, Harry L. Dickerson, William R. Frame, Steven M. Lubeck
  • Captive screw
    Patent number: D492895
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Southco, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Ellis, Edward A. McCormack, Harry L. Dickerson, William R. Frame, Steven M. Lubeck