Patents by Inventor Gerard Welsh

Gerard Welsh 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).

  • Double plate heater pipe seal to dash
    Patent number: 6981737
    Abstract: A mounting arrangement for accepting a pipe through a boundary in a vehicle includes a dash defining a boundary between an engine compartment and a passenger compartment. A dash mat is disposed adjacent to the dash. A pipe extends through the dash between the engine compartment and the passenger compartment. A first mounting plate is positioned in the passenger compartment and accepts the pipe through a passage therein. A noise abating material is disposed between the dash and the mounting plate. The noise abating material contacts an outer circumferential surface of the pipe and overlaps a portion of the dash mat in an assembled position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Assignee: Denso International America, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerard Welsh
  • Double plate heater pipe seal to dash
    Publication number: 20050109885
    Abstract: A mounting arrangement for accepting a pipe through a boundary in a vehicle includes a dash defining a boundary between an engine compartment and a passenger compartment. A dash mat is disposed adjacent to the dash. A pipe extends through the dash between the engine compartment and the passenger compartment. A first mounting plate is positioned in the passenger compartment and accepts the pipe through a passage therein. A noise abating material is disposed between the dash and the mounting plate. The noise abating material contacts an outer circumferential surface of the pipe and overlaps a portion of the dash mat in an assembled position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventor: Gerard Welsh