Patents by Inventor Christof Kock

Christof Kock 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).

  • Quick connector with variable length compensation
    Patent number: 5951065
    Abstract: In a quick-fitting pipe union for sealingly connecting two pipes (1 and 4) comprising an annular cage (8) fitted on the outer side of the one pipe (4) and fitted inside with an annular helical spring (9). When the pipes (1 and 4) are slid axially into one another, the spring latches over a flange (2) of the receiving pipe (1). The annular cage (8) with the sealing means (6/7) is fitted after the enlargement (5) is loosely slidable relative to the receiving pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Thomas Wilhelm Roesner, Dietmar Boehme, Christof Kock