Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Grace

Thomas A. Grace 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).

  • Adapter to allow the evacuation of a vacuum bag using a hairdryer or other air-moving device
    Patent number: 10144544
    Abstract: A vacuum adapter device is useful for connecting a suction generating device to a garment bag. The device includes at least one conical section. The conical section includes a wide opening configured be connected to one of the suction generating device and the garment bag and a narrow opening connected to a reinforcing feature configured to prevent the narrow opening from collapsing when suction is applied to the device. The conical section is constructed with a flexible polymer material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas A. Grace, Gregory T. Morano, William F. Steusloff, R. Dale Moretz, Vincent B Re
  • ADAPTER TO ALLOW THE EVACUATION OF A VACUUM BAG USING A HAIRDRYER OR OTHER AIR-MOVING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170247165
    Abstract: A vacuum adapter device is useful for connecting a suction generating device to a garment bag. The device includes at least one conical section. The conical section includes a wide opening configured be connected to one of the suction generating device and the garment bag and a narrow opening connected to a reinforcing feature configured to prevent the narrow opening from collapsing when suction is applied to the device. The conical section is constructed with a flexible polymer material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas A. Grace, Gregory T. Morano, William F. Steusloff, R. Dale Moretz, Vincent B. Re
  • Vehicle body closure arrangement
    Patent number: 4458930
    Abstract: A fuel tank filler door mounts a striker which is engageable by a latch member of a lock on the body to lock the filler door against movement to open position. The lock is released by a shiftable cable controlled by a power actuator or a mechanical actuator within the vehicle trunk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1982
    Date of Patent: July 10, 1984
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas J. Goike, Thomas A. Grace, Bert R. Wanlass
  • Opposing cone-shaped adaptor
    Patent number: D851331
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas A. Grace, Gregory T. Morano, William F. Steusloff, R. Dale Moretz, Vincent B. Re