Patents by Inventor Dave B. Templin

Dave B. Templin 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).

  • SHIELDED VENT PLUG FOR WHEEL END HUBCAPS
    Publication number: 20200079144
    Abstract: A plug for a hubcap includes a base configured to fit into and obstruct a port of a hubcap. The base at least partially defines a cavity therein. The plug also includes a cap extending radially outward from the base. The cap defines an opening therein, the opening extending at least partially radially, and a passage extending axially between the opening and the cavity. The opening is in fluid communication with the cavity via the passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Dave B. Templin, Kacy Denton
  • Vent plug for a hubcap and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 9308776
    Abstract: A heavy duty vehicle hubcap preferably made from a plastic material and having a sidewall, an end wall with a transparent window insert formed therein, and further including a radial mounting flange. The hubcap also includes an access port formed in the hubcap body sidewall and a vent plug removably positioned in liquid tight relation within the access port defined in the hubcap. Preferably, the hubcap is vented to permit passage of gas and vapor therethrough without permitting liquid to pass into the sealed region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Dave B. Templin, Yefim Epshetsky
  • VENT PLUG FOR A HUBCAP AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20160059625
    Abstract: A heavy duty vehicle hubcap preferably made from a plastic material and having a sidewall, an end wall with a transparent window insert formed therein, and further including a radial mounting flange. The hubcap also includes an access port formed in the hubcap body sidewall and a vent plug removably positioned in liquid tight relation within the access port defined in the hubcap. Preferably, the hubcap is vented to permit passage of gas and vapor therethrough without permitting liquid to pass into the sealed region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Dave B. Templin, Yefim Epshetsky