Patents by Inventor Terry W. Hopkins

Terry W. Hopkins 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).

  • Rivet setting apparatus and method of setting a rivet
    Patent number: 5050284
    Abstract: A rivet setting apparatus having a first driver with a rivet deforming piece and an opposite second driver with a rivet deforming piece. One of the rivet deforming pieces has an outer housing with a deforming seat in its front end and an aperture into the deforming seat. Located in the aperture is a movable ram that can extend into the deforming seat. The ram and outer housing are movable at different rates and distances from home positions to deform a rivet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1991
    Assignee: Avco Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen F. Howard, Terry W. Hopkins