Patents by Inventor Thomas K'Meyer

Thomas K'Meyer 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).

  • Reshaping tool for polymeric tubing
    Patent number: 9440395
    Abstract: A method for reshaping a tube end using a reshaping tool incorporating a tool head and clamp for reshaping the cross section of a tube constructed from one or more polymer materials. The clamp holds the tube in place while the head portion of the tool, which is moveable with respect to the clamp, engages the tube for reshaping its profile cross section. The tube may be crosslinked polyethylene tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Mercury Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: William Rowley, William Blue, Thomas K'Meyer
  • Braid capture overmolding
    Patent number: 9364981
    Abstract: The invention described herein relates to capturing a covering such as a braid on a exterior profile of a plastic tube by overmolding onto a plumbing tube, wherein a circumferentially surrounding covering or braid is modified prior to the overmolding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Mercury Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: William Blue, Thomas K'Meyer
  • Braid capture overmolding
    Patent number: 8277714
    Abstract: The invention described herein relates to capturing a covering such as a braid on a exterior profile of a plastic tube by overmolding onto a plumbing tube, wherein a circumferentially surrounding covering or braid is modified prior to the overmolding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignees: Mercury Plastics, Inc., Masco Corporation
    Inventors: William Blue, Thomas K'Meyer
  • Reshaping tool for polymeric tubing
    Patent number: 8147236
    Abstract: A reshaping tool incorporates a tool head and clamp for reshaping the cross section of a tube constructed from one or more polymer materials. The clamp holds the tube in place while the head portion of the tool, which is moveable with respect to the clamp, engages the tube for reshaping its profile cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignees: Mercury Plastics, Inc., Masco Corporation
    Inventors: William Rowley, William Blue, Thomas K'Meyer