Patents by Inventor Lois Z. Matczak

Lois Z. Matczak 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).

  • COMPARTMENT SEAL
    Publication number: 20040262854
    Abstract: A compartment seal is disposed about an automotive tube or hose at the automotive firewall to prevent leakage of smoke and fumes generally from an engine compartment to an occupant compartment. The compartment seal comprises a rigid washer body member having a plurality of apertures circumferentially arranged around an opening therethrough. The plurality of apertures is receptive to fasteners for attachment of the body member to the automotive firewall to provide a seal between the engine compartment and the occupant compartment. The tube or hose passes through the opening in the body member. The body member includes a seal component within the opening configured to form a seal between a periphery of the tubular structure and the seal component. The seal component is disposed within the opening of the body member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: SEALS-IT
    Inventors: Lois Z. Matczak, Stanley E. Matczak
  • Compartment seal
    Patent number: 6739596
    Abstract: A compartment seal is disposed about an automotive tube or hose at the automotive firewall to prevent leakage of smoke and fumes generally from an engine compartment to an occupant compartment. The compartment seal comprises a rigid washer body member having a plurality of apertures circumferentially arranged around an opening therethrough,. The plurality of apertures is receptive to fasteners for attachment of the body member to the automotive firewall to provide a seal between the engine compartment and the occupant compartment. The tube or hose is attached to fittings at either end and passes through the opening in the body member. The body member includes a seal component within the opening configured to form a seal between a periphery of the hose and the seal component. The seal component is disposed within the opening of the body member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Seals-It
    Inventors: Lois Z. Matczak, Stanley E. Matczak
  • Compartment seal
    Publication number: 20030201613
    Abstract: A compartment seal is disposed about an automotive tube or hose at the automotive firewall to prevent leakage of smoke and fumes generally from an engine compartment to an occupant compartment. The compartment seal comprises a rigid washer body member having a plurality of apertures circumferentially arranged around an opening therethrough,. The plurality of apertures is receptive to fasteners for attachment of the body member to the automotive firewall to provide a seal between the engine compartment and the occupant compartment. The tube or hose is attached to fittings at either end and passes through the opening in the body member. The body member includes a seal component within the opening configured to form a seal between a periphery of the hose and the seal component. The seal component is disposed within the opening of the body member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2002
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventors: Lois Z. Matczak, Stanley E. Matczak