Patents by Inventor Daniel Gunckel

Daniel Gunckel 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).

  • Lateral connector for underground pipes
    Patent number: 12523326
    Abstract: A pipe junction includes a corrugated pipe including a pipe wall having an inner pipe wall and an outer pipe wall, the outer pipe wall having a plurality of peaks and a plurality of valleys disposed between the plurality of peaks, and an opening through the pipe wall. The corrugated pipe junction includes a hub and sleeve assembly received within the opening of the pipe wall, the hub and sleeve assembly including a hub received within the sleeve. When the hub and sleeve assembly is received within the opening of the pipe wall, a compressive seal is formed between the hub and sleeve assembly and the inner pipe wall such that the hub and sleeve assembly is sealingly engaged with the inner pipe wall around an entire circumference of the hub and sleeve assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: Press-Seal Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Krug Skinner, Jimmy Gamble, Daniel Gunckel