Patents by Inventor Thomas Wachala

Thomas Wachala 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).

  • Open package test fixture
    Patent number: 7013710
    Abstract: The test fixture of the present invention comprises a pair of clamping bars/jaws, matched to accommodate an inflation port, or a pressure supply/sensing nozzle. The clamping jaws further comprise a layer of leak proof crushable material, for helping retain the item being tested. When the jaws are activated, the jaws and leak proof crushable material serve to effectively seal the package on the remaining side, and about the pressure supply/sensing nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Carleton Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Wachala, Kenneth Haas, Charles Patrick Connelly
  • Open package test fixture
    Publication number: 20050204801
    Abstract: The test fixture of the present invention comprises a pair of clamping bars/jaws, matched to accommodate an inflation port, or a pressure supply/sensing nozzle. The clamping jaws further comprise a layer of leak proof crushable material, for helping retain the item being tested. When the jaws are activated, the jaws and leak proof crushable material serve to effectively seal the package on the remaining side, and about the pressure supply/sensing nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Thomas Wachala, Kenneth Haas, Charles Connelly