Patents by Inventor Douglas E. Pauley

Douglas E. Pauley 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).

  • Multi-material seal ring
    Patent number: 5551707
    Abstract: A composite seal of the type formed of a plurality of layers which provide a suitable fluid or gas seal between two rigid parts. The seal includes a layer of plastic material sandwiched between layers of elastomeric material, wherein the plastic and elastomeric materials are of a type not subject to cross-linkage bonding between the respective materials. The multi-layer seal is formed through use of an adhesive to bond the dissimilar layers to form a permanent multi-layer member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Assignee: Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership
    Inventors: Douglas E. Pauley, Gary D. D'Abate, Kazushi Ishikawa, John M. Lopez