Patents by Inventor A. John Rigby

A. John Rigby 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).

  • Modular vehicular window seal assembly
    Patent number: 6817651
    Abstract: A vehicle window seal assembly includes a division bar formed without structural metal and including one of an insert or an overlay layer of a relatively soft material. The division bar can be formed in an H configuration having an elastic hinge between a leg of the H profile and a cross piece. The division bar can also be formed to receive and engage the insert to locate sealing lips for contacting a moveable glass panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Schlegel Corporation
    Inventors: Darrel B. Carvalho, William J. Konitsney, A. John Rigby, David T. Zwolinski
  • Modular vehicular window seal assembly
    Publication number: 20030205918
    Abstract: A vehicle window seal assembly includes a division bar formed without structural metal and including one of an insert or an overlay layer of a relatively soft material. The division bar can be formed in an H configuration having an elastic hinge between a leg of the H profile and a cross piece. The division bar can also be formed to receive and engage the insert to locate sealing lips for contacting a moveable glass panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2002
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Applicant: Schlegel Corporation
    Inventors: Darrel B. Carvalho, William J. Konitsney, A. John Rigby, David T. Zwolinski
  • Weatherseal having a contact layer with multi-modal particle size distribution
    Publication number: 20020102386
    Abstract: A weatherseal for reducing noise generation upon relative movement between the seal and a panel is disclosed. The weatherseal includes a plurality of particles forming a surface of a contact layer, wherein the plurality of particles has a multi-modal particle size distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2000
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventors: Krishnamachari Gopalan, A. John Rigby