Patents by Inventor Steven M. Tossey

Steven M. Tossey 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).

  • Accumulator deflector connection and method
    Patent number: 5746065
    Abstract: An accumulator deflector connection is used in an accumulator including a deep drawn can connected to a puck having an inlet passage and an outlet passage. The outlet passage includes a counterbore having a cylindrical bushing received therein, the deflector has a cylindrical extension received within the passage of the cylindrical bushing and the outlet end of the outlet tube is received within the passage of the cylindrical extension of the deflector and the cylindrical bushing is crimped to create a mechanical lock. In an alternate embodiment, the outlet end of the outlet tube includes knurling thereon and is located in the passage of the cylindrical extension of the thermoplastic deflector and the thermoplastic deflector is melted into the knurling during the welding of the can to the puck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Automotive Fluid Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Chhotu Patel, Larry M. Lafer, Steven M. Tossey