Patents
US 8677571 B2: Hose clamp with rippled spring liner
- Granted
- 2014-03-25
- Filed
- 2011-07-21 application 13188103
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An improved hose clamp having an annular band having an inner face, tensioning means, and an annular spring liner; the spring liner having a circumferential shoulder near an edge of the liner; and a central, cylindrical, rippled, contact portion of smaller circumference than the shoulder, and of smaller width than the inner face of the band. The shoulder is adapted to abut the inner face and the contact portion is adapted to contact a hose or other article to be clamped. The ripples may be symmetric, for example, sinusoidal, or asymmetric, such as saw-tooth shaped.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg140325.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ideal Clamp Products, Inc. 15 patents | US company or organization | Smyrna, TN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce D. Bowater | Franklin, TN | 13 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16L | Pipes; joints or fittings for pipes; supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing; means for thermal insulation in general | F16L33/08 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T24/14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-06 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ZSI-FOSTER, LLC (F/K/A ZSI-FOSTER, INC.) signed 2025-06-30 CAMPBELL FITTINGS, LLC (F/K/A CAMPBELL FITTINGS, INC.) signed 2025-06-30 ZSI, LLC (F/K/A ZSI, INC.) signed 2025-06-30 EPICOR INDUSTRIES, INC. signed 2025-06-30 IDEAL CLAMP PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2025-06-30 | MIDCAP FINANCIAL TRUST, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT BETHESDA, MD | 71947/42 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-06-30 | Release of security interest Termination and release of security interest in intellectual property | BSP AGENCY, LLC signed 2025-06-30 | CAMPBELL FITTINGS, LLC (FORMERLY CAMPBELL FITTINGS, INC.) SMYRNA, TN EPICOR INDUSTRIES, INC. SMYRNA, TN FOSTER MANUFACTURING CO., LLC SMYRNA, TN HYDRAULAX PRODUCTS, LLC SMYRNA, TN IDEAL CLAMP PRODUCTS, INC SMYRNA, TN WESANCO, LLC SMYRNA, TN ZSI, LLC (FORMERLTY ZSI, INC.) SMYRNA, TN ZSI-FOSTER, LLC (FORMERLY ZSI-FOSTER, INC.) SMYRNA, TN | 71769/230 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-04-06 | Security interest Security interest Intellectual property security agreement | CAMPBELL FITTINGS, LLC (FORMERLY CAMPBELL FITTINGS, INC.) signed 2023-04-05 EPICOR INDUSTRIES, INC. signed 2023-04-05 IDEAL CLAMP PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2023-04-05 ZSI, LLC (FORMERLY ZSI, INC.) signed 2023-04-05 ZSI-FOSTER, LLC (FORMERLY ZSI-FOSTER, INC.) signed 2023-04-05 | BSP AGENCY, LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 63269/387 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-04-06 | Release of security interest Termination and release of security interest in intellectual property | BSP AGENCY, LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT signed 2023-04-05 | EPICOR INDUSTRIES, INC. SMYRNA, TN IDEAL CLAMP PRODUCTS, INC. SMYRNA, TN | 63268/741 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-07-31 | Security interest Security interest Intellectual property security agreement | IDEAL CLAMP PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2017-07-31 EPICOR INDUSTRIES, INC. signed 2017-07-31 | BSP AGENCY, LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 43382/674 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-07-31 | Release of security interest Termination and release of security interest in patents | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT signed 2017-07-31 | IDEAL CLAMP PRODUCTS, INC. SMYRNA, TN | 43382/24 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2013-03-25 | Release of security interest Patent release | GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT signed 2013-03-22 | IDEAL CLAMP PRODUCTS, INC. SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 30080/954 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2013-03-22 | Security interest Security interest Notice of grant of security interest in patents | IDEAL CLAMP PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2013-03-22 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT DALLAS, TX | 30063/986 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2011-10-27 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | IDEAL CLAMP PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2011-10-27 | GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 27133/748 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2011-07-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BOWATER, BRUCE D. signed 2011-07-19 | IDEAL CLAMP PRODUCTS, INC. SMYRNA, TN | 26650/559 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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