Patents by Inventor Chris Wicks

Chris Wicks 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).

  • Flexibly-jointed, fluid-tight cover for internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 7451735
    Abstract: A flexibly-jointed, fluid-tight cover for enclosing a portion of an internal combustion engine includes generally rigid structural cover panels which are joined by fluid-tight flexible joints formed from elastomeric material which is either inserted into the rigid structural cover panels after the joint has been molded, or molded in place by inserting the cover parts within a mold and injecting material into the mold to form the flexible fluid-tight joints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: William Riley, Mark Zagata, Michael Schrader, Chris Wicks
  • FLEXIBLY-JOINTED, FLUID-TIGHT COVER FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
    Publication number: 20080087247
    Abstract: A flexibly-jointed, fluid-tight cover for enclosing a portion of an internal combustion engine includes generally rigid structural cover panels which are joined by fluid-tight flexible joints formed from elastomeric material which is either inserted into the rigid structural cover panels after the joint has been molded, or molded in place by inserting the cover parts within a mold and injecting material into the mold to form the flexible fluid-tight joints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: William Riley, Mark Zagata, Michael Schrader, Chris Wicks