Patents by Inventor David A. McGurk

David A. McGurk 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).

  • Flexible coupling assembly
    Patent number: 5653478
    Abstract: The flexible coupling assembly has a liner with a radially outwardly extending flange and a bellows with a radially outwardly extending flange connected together by weld joint at a predetermined location on an end surface of the radially outwardly extending flanges. A connecting flange is movably maintained on the bellows between the outwardly extending flange of the bellows and a flexible portion of the bellows. The flexible coupling assembly is particularly suited for use in an exhaust system of a combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: David A. McGurk, Bhaskar Mookerjee