Patents by Inventor Eric Rafalko

Eric Rafalko 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).

  • Hub for a fluid-flow control system
    Patent number: 10670042
    Abstract: A hub for a fluid-flow control system of a vehicle can include an interface surface configured to be positioned adjacent to a corresponding interface surface of the fluid-flow control system. The interface surface can have at least two openings positioned to align with at least two corresponding openings in the corresponding interface surface of the fluid-flow control system and through which mounting components are receivable for coupling the hub to the fluid-flow control system. The hub can also include a raised surface protruding from the interface surface and having a diameter that is smaller than another diameter of the interface surface. The raised surface can have a profile with at least two keys configured to be received in corresponding keyholes of the corresponding interface surface of the fluid-flow control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventor: Eric Rafalko
  • HUB FOR A FLUID-FLOW CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190107117
    Abstract: A hub for a fluid-flow control system of a vehicle can include an interface surface configured to be positioned adjacent to a corresponding interface surface of the fluid-flow control system. The interface surface can have at least two openings positioned to align with at least two corresponding openings in the corresponding interface surface of the fluid-flow control system and through which mounting components are receivable for coupling the hub to the fluid-flow control system. The hub can also include a raised surface protruding from the interface surface and having a diameter that is smaller than another diameter of the interface surface. The raised surface can have a profile with at least two keys configured to be received in corresponding keyholes of the corresponding interface surface of the fluid-flow control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventor: Eric Rafalko