Patents by Inventor Derek PAULS

Derek PAULS 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).

  • Patent number: 12571334
    Abstract: A closing structure includes: a fluid reservoir for storing a fluid; a tube member having a mouth end surface at a tip in an axial direction of the tube member, the tube member having an inside communicating with the fluid reservoir; a gasket configured to be disposed on the mouth end surface of the tube member; an end cap configured to: (i) be attached to the tube member; and (ii) close the tube member at the mouth end surface of the tube member through the gasket; and a clamping piece fixed to the end cap, the clamping piece being configured to clamp the gasket between the clamping piece and the end cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Goki Takano, Kazuki Masui, Derek Pauls, Matt Schultz
  • Publication number: 20240295182
    Abstract: A closing structure includes: a fluid reservoir in which a fluid is to be stored; a tube member extending in a tubular shape, the tube member having a mouth end surface formed at a tip in an axial direction, the tube member having an inside communicating with the fluid reservoir; a gasket disposed on the mouth end surface; an end cap attached to the tube member, the end cap being configured to close the tube member at the mouth end surface through the gasket; and a clamping piece fixed to the end cap, the clamping piece being configured to clamp the gasket between the clamping piece and the end cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Goki TAKANO, Kazuki MASUI, Derek PAULS, Matt Schultz