Patents by Inventor Dave Harknett

Dave Harknett 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).

  • Machinery casing portion
    Patent number: 10208706
    Abstract: A machinery casing portion for an engine, the machinery casing portion having a first sealing face configured to engage a second sealing face of a second machinery casing portion so as to form a sealed joint therebetween in an assembled configuration, the machinery casing portion comprising: a recess configured to receive a sealant, the recess being provided adjacent to the first sealing face; and at least one opening configured to receive a fastener, wherein the opening at least partially extends into a wall of the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew John McFarlane, Tsunou Chang, Kevin Murphy, Dave Harknett
  • MACHINERY CASING PORTION
    Publication number: 20170089294
    Abstract: A machinery casing portion for an engine, the machinery casing portion having a first sealing face configured to engage a second sealing face of a second machinery casing portion so as to form a sealed joint therebetween in an assembled configuration, the machinery casing portion comprising: a recess configured to receive a sealant, the recess being provided adjacent to the first sealing face; and at least one opening configured to receive a fastener, wherein the opening at least partially extends into a wall of the recess .
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew John McFarlane, Tsunou Chang, Kevin Murphy, Dave Harknett