Patents Assigned to DNA Specialty
  • Patent number: 12697838
    Abstract: A self-sealing automotive spoke wheel nipple includes a spoke nipple and an elastic gasket. The spoke nipple that mounts the spoke into the rim includes a rotational axis, a head, a shank, and a spoke-engaging opening. The head, the shank, and the spoke-engaging opening are concentrically positioned along the rotational axis. The head is adjacently connected to the shank. The spoke-engaging opening traverses into the shank, opposite of the head so that the spoke can be threadedly engaged to the spoke nipple. The elastic gasket is laterally positioned around a shoulder portion of the shank and positioned adjacently to the head. The elastic gasket creates a hermetic connection between the rim and the spoke nipple as the elastic gasket completely seals the spoke opening of the rim during the installation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignee: DNA Specialty
    Inventor: Gerald Lehman
  • Patent number: D989704
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: DNA Specialty
    Inventor: Gerald Lehman
  • Patent number: D1080489
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: DNA Specialty
    Inventor: Jerry Lehman
  • Patent number: D1122840
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2025
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: DNA Specialty
    Inventor: Paul Choi