Patents by Inventor Dennis M. Sopko

Dennis M. Sopko 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).

  • Automotive wheel and cover assembly with cushioning band
    Patent number: 5346288
    Abstract: A wheel and cover assembly for an automotive vehicle is provided which includes a road wheel and a cover member aligned road wheel and provides a continuous cushioning member interposed laterally between the cover and the road wheel. The cushioning member is formed as the rubber band L-shaped in cross-section which cooperates with a plurality of circumferentially spaced standoff ribs formed on the laterally inner surface of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1994
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Charles F. Hodge, Syed H. Sarmast, Gerald F. Herbert, Dennis M. Sopko