Patents by Inventor Joseph A. Matczak

Joseph A. Matczak 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).

  • Hub seal assembly
    Patent number: 5391004
    Abstract: A hub seal is presented. The hub seal is disposed between inner and outer bearings about an automobile axle within a hub housing. The bearings are disposed between the hub housing and the axle at each end of the hub housing. The hub seal comprising a rigid sleeve having sealing members affixed at each end thereof. The sealing members are in sealing contact with the bearings and support the sleeve away from the axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1995
    Assignee: Seals-It
    Inventors: Stanley E. Matczak, Joseph A. Matczak
  • Seal component and rod end assembly utilizing same
    Patent number: 5209596
    Abstract: A spherical rod end assembly includes a seal component in the form of a fastener or a washer, or a combination thereof. The seal component has a flexible, resilient skirt, affixed to a metal body, which skirt overlies and seals the cavity within which the ball of the assembly is seated, to exclude dirt and other foreign matter, and to enhance lubrication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1993
    Inventors: Stanley E. Matczak, Joseph A. Matczak
  • Rod end assembly
    Patent number: 5069571
    Abstract: A spherical rod end assembly includes sealing components, each having a flexible, resilient skirt, integrally formed on a metal body, which overlies and seals the cavity within which the ball of the assembly is seated, to exclude dirt and other foreign matter. The sealing component may take the form of fasteners or washers, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1991
    Assignee: Seals-It, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph A. Matczak, Stanley E. Matczak