Timothy Ward Jackson

US Patent:

6412826, Jul 2, 2002

Filed:

Apr 16, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/293094

Inventors:

Jonathan Kulevsky - Clinton Township MI
George Szabo - Ortonville MI
Timothy Jackson - Orion MI

Assignee:

ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc. - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

F16L 3500

US Classification:

285305, 285 39, 285 81, 285340, 285319, 285322

Abstract:

A quick connector for connecting fluid lines includes a first connector having a housing for receiving a tube carrying spool. The spool sealingly engages an endform on the tube to form a metal-to-metal seal. A retainer in the form of ring having a plurality of angularly and radially extending, resilient legs extending therefrom and terminating in end pads is mountable in the housing in engagement with the spool with the end pads disposed in an annular, inward facing channel in the housing. A pop top is slidable along the tube to bias the retainer legs radially inward to allow insertion of the retainer into the bore in the housing and then is removed to allow the legs to snap radially outward bringing the end pads into engagement with housing channel. An assurance clip is mountable interiorly between the legs of the retainer and the spool to maintain the retainer legs in a radially outward position in engagement with the channel in the housing.

US Patent:

6528125, Mar 4, 2003

Filed:

Oct 3, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/677635

Inventors:

Timothy E. Jackson - Lake Orion MI
Tao Nie - Rochester Hills MI
Steve Obbish - Findlay OH
William Robert Church - Findlay OH
Michael W. Boles - Orion MI
Gary O. Klinger - Rochester Hills MI
Christopher R. Terry - Leonard MI

Assignee:

ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc. - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

B05D 104

US Classification:

427459, 427461, 427470

Abstract:

A corrosion resistant tube comprises a metal tube having an outer surface. A zinc layer is electrostatically bonded to the outer surface, wherein the zinc layer is selected from the group consisting of powdered zinc, powdered zinc nickel alloys, powdered zinc cobalt alloys, and powdered zinc aluminum alloys. One or more polymeric layers may be electrostatically bonded to the zinc layer, or to a surface treatment layer, wherein the polymeric layer(s) comprises powdered thermoplastic materials selected from the group consisting of powdered nylons, powdered fluoropolymers, powdered polyesters, and mixtures thereof. Optionally, the polymeric layer(s) may be electrostatically bonded directly to the outer surface. A process for producing corrosion resistant tubing may also contain the steps of electrostatically charging aerated particles of a powdered material in a fluidizing chamber and conveying grounded metal tubing through the charged particles, thereby uniformly coating the tubing outer surface, and heating the coated tubing.

US Patent:

63221225, Nov 27, 2001

Filed:

Nov 29, 2000

Appl. No.:

9/726670

Inventors:

Gary John Burns - Dearborn MI
Robert A. Chanko - Livonia MI
Frederick Andrew Drapala - Canton MI
Timothy B. Jackson - Willis MI

Assignee:

Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

B62D 2514

US Classification:

296 241

Abstract:

A cockpit system of interchangeable modules for a first vehicle having a left-hand-drive arrangement and for a second vehicle having a right-hand-drive arrangement, including a driver-side module, a passenger-side module, a center module fastenable between the driver-side module and the passenger-side module, a left-hand-drive top module, and right-hand-drive top module. Alternatively, a cockpit system of interchangeable modules for a first vehicle having a narrow cockpit width and for a second vehicle having a wide cockpit width including a driver-side module, a passenger-side module, a narrow center module, a wide center module, a narrow top module, and a wide top module.

US Patent:

62764004, Aug 21, 2001

Filed:

Jun 8, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/328146

Inventors:

Timothy E. Jackson - Lake Orion MI
Tao Nie - Rochester Hills MI
Steve Obbish - Findlay OH
John F. Schloemp - North Baltimore OH
Robert Church - Findlay OH
Michael W. Boles - Orion MI
Gary O. Klinger - Rochester Hills MI
Christopher R. Terry - Leonard MI

Assignee:

ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc. - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

F16L 914

US Classification:

138143

Abstract:

A corrosion resistant tube comprises a metal tube having an outer surface. A zinc layer is electrostatically bonded to the outer surface, wherein the zinc layer is selected from the group consisting of powdered zinc, powdered zinc nickel alloys, powdered zinc cobalt alloys, and powdered zinc aluminum alloys. Optionally, one or more polymeric layers may be electrostatically bonded to the zinc layer, or to a surface treatment layer, wherein the polymeric layer(s) comprises powdered thermoplastic materials selected from the group consisting of powdered nylons, powdered fluoropolymers, powdered polyesters, and mixtures thereof. Optionally, the polymeric layer(s) may be electrostatically bonded directly to the outer surface. A process for producing corrosion resistant tubing comprises the steps of: electrostatically charging aerated particles of a powdered material in a fluidizing chamber; conveying grounded metal tubing through the charged particles, thereby uniformly coating the tubing outer surface; and heating the coated tubing.