Patents by Inventor Werner K. Baumgartner

Werner K. Baumgartner 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for preventing the inadvertent, uncontrolled discharge of pressurized radiator fluid
    Patent number: 6644390
    Abstract: A radiator includes a neck including a pair of openings and a plurality of threads configured to engage a plurality of threads disposed within a radiator cap. The neck threads and the radiator cap threads each include a thread stop and a clearance and permit the radiator cap to rotate to a fully closed position. The clearance permits the radiator cap to move in an axial direction when not in the fully closed position without rotating from the fully closed position. The thread stops are configured prevent the radiator cap from rotating after moving axially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Werner K. Baumgartner, Guy E. La Falce, Kulwinder Singh
  • Methods and apparatus for preventing the inadvertent, uncontrolled discharge of pressurized radiator fluid
    Publication number: 20020174974
    Abstract: A radiator includes a neck including a pair of openings and a plurality of threads configured to engage a plurality of threads disposed within a radiator cap. The neck threads and the radiator cap threads each include a thread stop and a clearance and permit the radiator cap to rotate to a fully closed position. The clearance permits the radiator cap to move in an axial direction when not in the fully closed position without rotating from the fully closed position. The thread stops are configured prevent the radiator cap from rotating after moving axially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventors: Werner K. Baumgartner, Guy E. La Falce, Kulwinder Singh