Patents by Inventor Gebhart J. Reiling

Gebhart J. Reiling 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).

  • Field adjustable seal
    Patent number: 4402422
    Abstract: A seal joining a vacuum vessel head to a shell includes a flange on the head and a flange on the shell with a seal ring interposed therebetween. Spacers transfer the weight of the head and the vacuum load in the vessel to the seal ring. A sealing skirt attaches to the head flange and to the seal ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1981
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1983
    Assignee: Pittsburgh-Des Moines Corporation
    Inventors: Harold F. Honath, Gebhart J. Reiling, Robert H. Swinderman, Richard E. Hills