Patents by Inventor Harold J. Reindl

Harold J. Reindl 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).

  • Ball joint manufacture
    Patent number: 4439909
    Abstract: A method of forming a plastic lined ball joint is disclosed using a preheated socket with wider than normal dimensional tolerances and a melt-in-place plastic socket liner which melts on forced contact with the heated socket so as to exactly conform with and seat in the socket whereafter the assembly is then quenched to solidify the liner to effect a tight fit with the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 3, 1984
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Robert H. Borgen, Harold J. Reindl, Vernon L. Pickering