Patents by Inventor Tom Docherty

Tom Docherty 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).

  • Publication number: 20150307235
    Abstract: A plastic closure device (1) with a lower part (2) is disclosed which can be fastened in a non-releasable and integrally bonded manner by means of ultrasonic welding to a plastic film or a plastic patch. A flange (20) of the lower part (2) is connected by an underside thereof to the plastic layer in an integrally bonded manner by means of introducing ultrasonic energy of a sonotrode into the flange (20). An energy-introducing arrangement, comprising a plurality of energy-introducing ribs (23), is used to introduce the ultrasonic energy into the flange (20), as a result of which the weld parts are welded under the action of a static joining force. Owing to the design according to the invention of the energy-introducing arrangement, a desired connection can be achieved in spite of a reduced static joining force, a reduced ultrasonic energy and, in general, with the use of a reduced welding power by comparison with prior art methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Tom Docherty, Dan Barron
  • Patent number: D601885
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Tom Docherty
  • Patent number: D601886
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Tom Docherty
  • Patent number: D603699
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Tom Docherty