Patents by Inventor Thomas Sochacki

Thomas Sochacki 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).

  • Composite drain plug
    Patent number: 7427181
    Abstract: A composite drain plug for an automobile engine. The drain plug is made up of a hollow metal sleeve that is flanged at one end and closed at the other end. There is a core portion filling the hollow sleeve and having a head portion and a stub flange adjacent the flanged end of the sleeve. A circumferential sealing bead is bonded to the stub flange. The core portion is a glass-filled polymer and the sealing bead is made from a material which includes a cross-linked elastomer dispersed in a thermoplastic carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: SKF USA Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis Nelson Denton, Thomas Sochacki
  • COMPOSITE DRAIN PLUG
    Publication number: 20080019795
    Abstract: A composite drain plug for an automobile engine. The drain plug is made up of a hollow metal sleeve that is flanged at one end and closed at the other end. There is a core portion filling the hollow sleeve and having a head portion and a stub flange adjacent the flanged end of the sleeve. A circumferential sealing bead is bonded to the stub flange. The core portion is a glass-filled polymer and the sealing bead is made from a material which includes a cross-linked elastomer dispersed in a thermoplastic carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: SKF USA INC.
    Inventors: Dennis Nelson Denton, Thomas Sochacki