Patents by Inventor John Carl Gall

John Carl Gall 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).

  • Cowl assembly with snap-on seals
    Patent number: 6830288
    Abstract: A vehicle body ventilation system for a vehicle having a windshield, a hood, and a cowl assembly, wherein the cowl assembly comprises a cowl grille panel having a front and a rear edge and a first seal including a sealing portion and a carrier portion wherein the carrier portion is frictionally engaged with the front edge of the cowl grille panel. A second seal is provided that includes a sealing portion and a carrier portion wherein the carrier portion is frictionally engaged with the rear edge of the cowl grille panel. The carrier portion of the first seal and the second seal are of a first durometer and the sealing portion of the first seal and the sealing portion of the second seal each are of a second durometer for sealing to a vehicle windshield and hood, wherein the second durometer is less than the first durometer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Collins & Aikman Automotive Company Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen James Eynon, Edwin Eugene Clapham, Mathew Theodore Murto, John Carl Gall
  • Cowl assembly with snap-on seals
    Publication number: 20040124669
    Abstract: A vehicle body ventilation system for a vehicle having a windshield, a hood, and a cowl assembly, wherein the cowl assembly comprises a cowl grille panel having a front and a rear edge and a first seal including a sealing portion and a carrier portion wherein the carrier portion is frictionally engaged with the front edge of the cowl grille panel. A second seal is provided that includes a sealing portion and a carrier portion wherein the carrier portion is frictionally engaged with the rear edge of the cowl grille panel. The carrier portion of the first seal and the second seal are of a first durometer and the sealing portion of the first seal and the sealing portion of the second seal each are of a second durometer for sealing to a vehicle windshield and hood, wherein the second durometer is less than the first durometer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventors: Stephen James Eynon, Edwin Eugene Clapham, Mathew Theodore Murto, John Carl Gall