Patents by Inventor Katherine A. Bergfeld

Katherine A. Bergfeld 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).

  • Patent number: 10563805
    Abstract: A sealing assembly has an expansion band having an arcuate band portion and a pair of threaded end portions formed at opposing ends of the arcuate band, in which the arcuate band and threaded end portions are monolithically formed as a single piece. Fixed within respective threaded end portions are a pair of oppositely threaded nuts adapted to receive a bolt having correspondingly oppositely threaded ends. Rotation of the bolt causes the threaded end portions to be simultaneously driven apart or drawn toward one another (depending on the rotation direction of the bolt) to thereby expand or contract the overall outer profile of the arcuate band portion. The monolithically formed expansion band may be made of an inexpensive, non-rusting material such as nylon 66, and glass fibers and/or additives may be employed to impart strength and flexibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Press-Seal Corporation
    Inventors: James W. Skinner, Graham E. Blackwood, Katherine A. Bergfeld, Michael R. Miller, John R. Kaczmarczyk
  • Publication number: 20170198850
    Abstract: A sealing assembly has an expansion band having an arcuate band portion and a pair of threaded end portions formed at opposing ends of the arcuate band, in which the arcuate band and threaded end portions are monolithically formed as a single piece. Fixed within respective threaded end portions are a pair of oppositely threaded nuts adapted to receive a bolt having correspondingly oppositely threaded ends. Rotation of the bolt causes the threaded end portions to be simultaneously driven apart or drawn toward one another (depending on the rotation direction of the bolt) to thereby expand or contract the overall outer profile of the arcuate band portion. The monolithically formed expansion band may be made of an inexpensive, non-rusting material such as nylon 66, and glass fibers and/or additives may be employed to impart strength and flexibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: James W. Skinner, Graham E. Blackwood, Katherine A. Bergfeld, Michael R. Miller, John R. Kaczmarczyk
  • Patent number: 9644768
    Abstract: A sealing assembly has an expansion band having an arcuate band portion and a pair of threaded end portions formed at opposing ends of the arcuate band, in which the arcuate band and threaded end portions are monolithically formed as a single piece. Fixed within respective threaded end portions are a pair of oppositely threaded nuts adapted to receive a bolt having correspondingly oppositely threaded ends. Rotation of the bolt causes the threaded end portions to be simultaneously driven apart or drawn toward one another (depending on the rotation direction of the bolt) to thereby expand or contract the overall outer profile of the arcuate band portion. The monolithically formed expansion band may be made of an inexpensive, non-rusting material such as nylon 66, and glass fibers and/or additives may be employed to impart strength and flexibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: PRESS-SEAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: James W. Skinner, Graham E. Blackwood, Katherine A. Bergfeld, Michael R. Miller, John M. Kaczmarczyk
  • Publication number: 20150082704
    Abstract: A roll-up door seal arrangement includes side seals, an upper seal and a lower seal to completely seal the periphery of a roll-up door when the door is in a closed position. The seals are sized and adapted to assemble to a standard roll-up door frame without a separate or dedicated frame structure. The seals provide redundant sealing surfaces, positioned to cooperate with both the door and door frame, which ensure an effective and durable fluid tight seal between the cargo space enclosed by the roll-up door and the ambient environment. The seal may be produced by extrusion from a flexible, weather resistant material such as EPDM, thereby providing a low cost solution for sealing roll-up doors having industry standard door frame constructions. The seal is firmly engageable with the door frame, such that the seal may be installed with little or no use of secondary fixation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Jimmy D. Gamble, Robert R. Slocum, Graham E. Blackwood, Katherine A. Bergfeld
  • Publication number: 20140352227
    Abstract: A one-piece seal is used between the rear doors of a semi-trailer truck and the rear frame of the truck, the seal having a good compression set resistance. The seal is made from multiple extrusion members that are fused, welded, or otherwise integrally, monolithically connected at corner joints to form a central opening. The extrusion members have a sealing profile, or cross-section, that allows for the compression and deflection of a pair of sealing lobes to create inner and outer seals, respectively, between the trailer frame and the door structure at the rear of a semi-trailer truck, as well as between the doors themselves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Press-Seal Gasket Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew J. Happel, Myron S. Worley, Katherine A. Bergfeld
  • Patent number: 8839564
    Abstract: A one-piece seal is used between the rear doors of a semi-trailer truck and the rear frame of the truck, the seal having a good compression set resistance. The seal is made from multiple extrusion members that are fused, welded, or otherwise integrally, monolithically connected at corner joints to form a central opening. The extrusion members have a sealing profile, or cross-section, that allows for the compression and deflection of a pair of sealing lobes to create inner and outer seals, respectively, between the trailer frame and the door structure at the rear of a semi-trailer truck, as well as between the doors themselves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Press-Seal Gasket Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew J. Happel, Myron S. Worley, Katherine A. Bergfeld
  • Publication number: 20120023829
    Abstract: A one-piece seal is used between the rear doors of a semi-trailer truck and the rear frame of the truck, the seal having a good compression set resistance. The seal is made from multiple extrusion members that are fused, welded, or otherwise integrally, monolithically connected at corner joints to form a central opening. The extrusion members have a sealing profile, or cross-section, that allows for the compression and deflection of a pair of sealing lobes to create inner and outer seals, respectively, between the trailer frame and the door structure at the rear of a semi-trailer truck, as well as between the doors themselves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: PRESS-SEAL GASKET CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew J. Happel, Myron S. Worley, Katherine A. Bergfeld
  • Patent number: D752968
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Press-Seal Gasket Corporation
    Inventors: Graham E. Blackwood, Katherine A. Bergfeld, Michael R. Miller, John M. Kaczmarczyk, James W. Skinner
  • Patent number: D813661
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Press-Seal Corporation
    Inventors: Graham E. Blackwood, Katherine A. Bergfeld, Michael R. Miller, John M. Kaczmarczyk, James W. Skinner
  • Patent number: D814285
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Press-Seal Corporation
    Inventors: Graham E. Blackwood, Katherine A. Bergfeld, Michael R. Miller, John M. Kaczmarczyk, James W. Skinner