Patents by Inventor Richard A. Compau

Richard A. Compau 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).

  • Shuttle vent valve
    Patent number: 8197346
    Abstract: A vent valve for a constant velocity joint is disclosed. The vent valve may generally include a body disposed in a bore of the cover which is axially movable in the bore and allows fluid flow through the bore, a first umbrella portion associated with a side of the body which defines a first gap between a first surface of the cover and the first umbrella portion, and a second umbrella portion associated with an opposite side of the body which defines a second gap between a second surface of the cover and the second umbrella portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: GKN Driveline North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael James Miller, Eric James LaMothe, Richard A. Compau
  • Shuttle Vent Valve
    Publication number: 20100120542
    Abstract: A vent valve for a constant velocity joint is disclosed. The vent valve may generally include a body disposed in a bore of the cover which is axially movable in the bore and allows fluid flow through the bore, a first umbrella portion associated with a side of the body which defines a first gap between a first surface of the cover and the first umbrella portion, and a second umbrella portion associated with an opposite side of the body which defines a second gap between a second surface of the cover and the second umbrella portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: GKN DRIVELINE NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Michael James Miller, Eric James LaMothe, Richard A. Compau