Patents by Inventor Gregory Petrak

Gregory Petrak 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: 20070257447
    Abstract: A seal assembly disposed between relatively rotating members such as a rotating shaft passing through an opening in a stationary housing. The seal assembly may include a housing, such as a canister, and a seal member retained in the canister. The seal member may include an inner portion and an outer portion interconnected by a flexible wall and an aperture for receiving the shaft. The flexible wall may permit the inner portion to move relative to the outer portion of the seal member. The inner portion of the seal member may forms a seal with the shaft, and the seal member may rotate with the shaft within the canister. The seal assembly may engage an oil seal and may function as an excluder seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventor: Gregory Petrak
  • Publication number: 20050145444
    Abstract: A park brake cable system including a brake actuation lever, a connector clip having a first end and a second end, and including a shear member, having a shear failure force, positioned between the first and second ends. A brake assembly, a front cable strand having a first and second ends, the first end attached to the brake actuation lever, and the second end engaging the shear member on the connector clip are also included. Further included are a rear cable strand having a first end and a second end, the first end attached to the second end of the connector clip and the second end attached to the rear brake assembly, and tensioner means are attached in a tension force transmitting relationship with the front cable strand and the rear cable strand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2005
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventor: Gregory Petrak