Patents by Inventor Kevin Shaver

Kevin Shaver 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).

  • Stacked washer slip joint seal
    Patent number: 8985638
    Abstract: Slip joint having a stacked washer seal, a male part and a female part. The female part has a small and a large inner diameter. The male part has substantially constant inner and outer diameters and a ring on the outer diameter. A gap is located between the male and female part. At least two washers and a flat shim are located in the gap. Each washer and flat shim has a first side, a second side, a first end and a second end. The first side of a first washer abuts an end of the male part. A second side of the washer contacts a first side of a flat shim. The second side of the shim contacts the first side of a second washer. The second side of the second washer contacts a first side of a second flat shim or an end of the female part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC
    Inventors: Ernest Oxenknecht, Tom Plunkett, Frank Popielas, Kevin Shaver
  • Stacked Washer Slip Joint Seal
    Publication number: 20130093181
    Abstract: Slip joint having a stacked washer seal, a male part and a female part. The female part has a small and a large inner diameter. The male part has substantially constant inner and outer diameters and a ring on the outer diameter. A gap is located between the male and female part. At least two washers and a flat shim are located in the gap. Each washer and flat shim has a first side, a second side, a first end and a second end. The first side of a first washer abuts an end of the male part. A second side of the washer contacts a first side of a flat shim. The second side of the shim contacts the first side of a second washer. The second side of the second washer contacts a first side of a second flat shim or an end of the female part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC
    Inventors: Ernest Oxenknecht, Tom Plunkett, Frank Popielas, Kevin Shaver
  • Exhaust manifold gasket with spring steel embossed metal and graphite insulator
    Patent number: 8246053
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an exhaust manifold gasket having a metallic core, at least one insulating layer, and an embossed layer. The metallic core has two sides with at least one side having a plurality of projections. The insulating layer has two sides, with the first side contacting the projections of the metallic core and the second side contacting the embossed layer. The embossed layer is a metallic flange having a lower leg, a convex face, and an upper leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Shaver, Martin Mockenhaupt
  • Exhaust manifold gasket with spring steel embossed metal and graphite insulator
    Publication number: 20110233875
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an exhaust manifold gasket having a metallic core, at least one insulating layer, and an embossed layer. The metallic core has two sides with at least one side having a plurality of projections. The insulating layer has two sides, with the first side contacting the projections of the metallic core and the second side contacting the embossed layer. The embossed layer is a metallic flange having a lower leg, a convex face, and an upper leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Kevin Shaver, Martin Mockenhaupt