Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Andrews

Thomas E. Andrews 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).

  • Self tightening clamp
    Patent number: 5696328
    Abstract: A clamp assembly for holding an object includes a first clamp member having a first grip portion and a second clamp member having a second grip portion disposed opposite said first grip portion. A first guide member restricts the first clamp member to movement along a first axis and a second guide member restricts the second clamp member to movement along a second axis, the second axis being disposed so as to cross the first axis at a crossover point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Semiconductor America, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery D. Underwood, Thomas E. Andrews, Waite R. Warren, Jr.