Patents by Inventor Curtis Widlock

Curtis Widlock 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).

  • Laser profiled gasket and method for manufacturing said gasket
    Patent number: 11585441
    Abstract: A gasket for a combustion chamber is provided. The gasket comprises a plated surface extending across at least a portion of the metal base. In the gasket, at least a portion of the plated surface includes a laser treated section with a first raised surface that protrudes away from the metal base and the laser treated section is arranged in a mid-span that is arranged between two cylinder openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC
    Inventors: Martin Mockenhaupt, Curtis Widlock, Ruben Rodriguez
  • LASER PROFILED GASKET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAID GASKET
    Publication number: 20220163115
    Abstract: A gasket for a combustion chamber is provided. The gasket comprises a plated surface extending across at least a portion of the metal base. In the gasket, at least a portion of the plated surface includes a laser treated section with a first raised surface that protrudes away from the metal base and the laser treated section is arranged in a mid-span that is arranged between two cylinder openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Martin MOCKENHAUPT, Curtis WIDLOCK, Ruben RODRIGUEZ
  • Extrusion resistant gasket
    Patent number: 11287040
    Abstract: An extrusion resistant gasket may have a metallic core having a first side and a second side. The metallic core may have a plurality of alternating domes and valleys integrally formed therein. The domes and valleys do not have perforations through the core. The gasket may also have a non-metallic facing material on at least one of the sides of the metallic core. The facing material may have a contact surface and an inner surface. The domes or valleys do not extend through the contact surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel King, Martin Mockenhaupt, Curtis Widlock
  • EXTRUSION RESISTANT GASKET
    Publication number: 20200049254
    Abstract: An extrusion resistant gasket may have a metallic core having a first side and a second side. The metallic core may have a plurality of alternating domes and valleys integrally formed therein. The domes and valleys do not have perforations through the core. The gasket may also have a non-metallic facing material on at least one of the sides of the metallic core. The facing material may have a contact surface and an inner surface. The domes or valleys do not extend through the contact surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel King, Martin Mockenhaupt, Curtis Widlock