Patents by Inventor Gregory J. Filipek

Gregory J. Filipek 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).

  • Publication number: 20110296656
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a casket having a shell and a cover, the shell having a bottom panel and a side wall. The side wall can have a plurality of bent corners with at least a portion of each bent corner being seamless. A lower portion of the side wall can have a J-shaped section with at least a portion of the bottom panel located within the J-shaped section of the side wall. In addition, the bottom panel can have an inverted U-shaped section adjacent the side wall with at least a portion of the U-shaped section located within the J-shaped section of the side wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Gregory J. Filipek, Daniel B. Sauger, Edward J. Engler, Timothy M. Hamlock, Jeff Park, Gary Vincent Borg, Franco Pahmer
  • Patent number: 5845948
    Abstract: A bumper system for vehicles having a bumper beam formed from ultra high strength steel rolled formed into a tubular body having a generally D-shaped cross-section. The D-shaped cross-section has a top and bottom flat surface area and a parabolic center area therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: American Bumper & Mfg. Co.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Anderson, Robert B. Senior, Gregory J. Filipek
  • Patent number: 5725266
    Abstract: A bumper system for vehicles having a bumper beam formed from ultra high strength steel rolled formed into a tubular body having a generally D-shaped cross-section. The D-shaped cross-section has a top and bottom flat surface area and a parabolic center area therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: American Bumper & Mfg. Co.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Anderson, Robert B. Senior, Gregory J. Filipek