Patents by Inventor Patrick Lee Wilks

Patrick Lee Wilks 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).

  • Automobile roof rail and seal system
    Patent number: 10363881
    Abstract: An automobile roof rail system includes a rail having opposed first and second side walls defining a cavity between the first and second side walls. A retention feature is provided with each of the first side wall and the second side wall. A resilient material first seal is engaged at a first end with the retention feature of the first side wall, and a resilient material second seal is engaged at a first end with the retention feature of the second side wall. A living hinge separates a free second end of each of the first seal and the second seal from the first end. The free second end of each of the first seal and the second seal is directed into the cavity in an as-molded condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: DURA OPERATING, LLC
    Inventor: Patrick Lee Wilks
  • AUTOMOBILE ROOF RAIL AND SEAL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180345870
    Abstract: An automobile roof rail system includes a rail having opposed first and second side walls defining a cavity between the first and second side walls. A retention feature is provided with each of the first side wall and the second side wall. A resilient material first seal is engaged at a first end with the retention feature of the first side wall, and a resilient material second seal is engaged at a first end with the retention feature of the second side wall. A living hinge separates a free second end of each of the first seal and the second seal from the first end. The free second end of each of the first seal and the second seal is directed into the cavity in an as-molded condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventor: Patrick Lee Wilks