Patents by Inventor Frank Quast

Frank Quast 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).

  • Publication number: 20050127616
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a flange gasket that consists of a bottom plate and a peripheral collar integrally formed thereon and is arranged between opposing sealing surfaces, namely between a housing that is provided with a flange and a mounting plate. The invention proposes to at least sectionally form pockets on the peripheral collar in order to attach the flange gasket to the flange in a captive fashion. Sealing lips are provided in openings in the flange gasket and aligned with the through-openings of the flange and the mounting plate, wherein said sealing lips initially hold the fixing screws inserted therein and seal the through-openings against environmental influences when the screws are tightened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Ullrich Dorniok, Frank Quast, Hartmut Schwettmann
  • Publication number: 20050079749
    Abstract: A plug housing (5) includes a first housing part (10) and a second housing part (12) which rest at each other along a parting line (14), and a cable passage (9) for a cable (8) from an interior space of the plug housing (5) towards outside. The parting line (14) extends in the region of the cable passage (9). The plug housing further includes a sealing insert (34) arranged in the cable passage (9). The sealing insert (34) is provided with a slot (44) so that it can be slipped on a preassembled cable (8). The sealing insert (34) is also arranged such that the slot (44) has an offset with respect to the parting line (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Martin Schmidt, Nicole Kruke, Frank Quast, Uwe Sundermeier