Patents by Inventor Wayne Sissom

Wayne Sissom 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-sealing one-piece vacuum fitting for bagging of composite materials
    Patent number: 7093612
    Abstract: A vacuum fitting having a check valve for use in bagging composite parts prior to and curing the during process, in which the body of the vacuum fitting is formed from a single piece of material, and the check valve has no loose fitting parts is disclosed. The vacuum fitting has a one-piece body portion having a base flange, a central neck portion, and a top quick-connect fitting adapted for releasable connection to a conventional vacuum source. The check valve is disposed within the central neck portion with a snap ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Greene, Wayne Sissom
  • Self-sealing one-piece vacuum fitting for bagging of composite materials
    Publication number: 20050161092
    Abstract: A vacuum fitting having a check valve for use in bagging composite parts prior to and during the during process, in which the body of the vacuum fitting is formed from a single piece of material, and the check valve has no loose fitting parts is disclosed. The vacuum fitting has a one-piece body portion having a base flange, a central neck portion, and a top quick-connect fitting adapted for releasable connection to a conventional vacuum source. The check valve is disposed within the central neck portion with a snap ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Greene, Wayne Sissom