Patents by Inventor Dale Wirt

Dale Wirt 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).

  • Locking joint seal
    Patent number: 8061716
    Abstract: A locking joint seal includes a ring-shaped body made from poly tetra fluoroethylene and having a first end and a second end. The first and second ends each include mutually engageable first and second locking features. The first locking feature including a first axially extending portion overlapping a second axially extending portion of the second locking feature in an assembled condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership
    Inventor: Dale Wirt
  • Locking Joint Seal
    Publication number: 20090194948
    Abstract: A locking joint seal includes a ring-shaped body made from poly tetra fluoroethylene and having a first end and a second end. The first and second ends each include mutually engageable first and second locking features. The first locking feature including a first axially extending portion overlapping a second axially extending portion of the second locking feature in an assembled condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: FREUDENBERG-NOK GENERAL PARTNERSHIP
    Inventor: Dale Wirt