Patents by Inventor Michael R. Rivenburgh

Michael R. Rivenburgh 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).

  • Ring seal having sealing lobes
    Patent number: 7975870
    Abstract: A ring seal includes a body portion and a tail portion extending from the body portion. The body portion has, when viewed in cross-section and in an uncompressed state, an axially outboard surface and an axially inboard surface. The outboard surface defines a first sealing lobe, and the inboard surface defines a second sealing lobe that shares an axial centerline with the first sealing lobe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: TI Group Automotive Systems, L.L.C.
    Inventors: William J. Laule, James R. Osborne, Michael R. Rivenburgh
  • Ring seal with axially-opposed radially-offset seal beads
    Patent number: 7854434
    Abstract: A ring seal includes a sealing ring including an asymmetric body portion having axially-opposed and radially-offset seal beads. The ring seal may also include a reinforcement ring carried at least partially in the sealing ring to distribute load across the seal beads. The ring seal may further include a skirt depending generally axially from the body portion and defining an inner diameter of the sealing ring and preferably having frusto-conical cross-sectional shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignees: TI Group Automotive Systems, L.L.C., Parker Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy D. Heiman, William J. Laule, James R. Osborne, Darron G. Peddle, Michael R. Rivenburgh
  • RING SEAL HAVING SEALING LOBES
    Publication number: 20090058015
    Abstract: A ring seal includes a body portion and a tail portion extending therefrom. The body portion has, when viewed in cross-section and in an uncompressed state, an axially outboard surface and an axially inboard surface. The outboard surface defines a first sealing lobe, and the inboard surface defines a second sealing lobe that shares an axial centerline with the first sealing lobe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: TI GROUP AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, L.L.C.
    Inventors: William J. Laule, James R. Osborne, Michael R. Rivenburgh
  • RING SEAL WITH AXIALLY-OPPOSED RADIALLY-OFFSET SEAL BEADS
    Publication number: 20080252020
    Abstract: A ring seal includes a sealing ring including an asymmetric body portion having axially-opposed and radially-offset seal beads. The ring seal may also include a reinforcement ring carried at least partially in the sealing ring to distribute load across the seal beads. The ring seal may further include a skirt depending generally axially from the body portion and defining an inner diameter of the sealing ring and preferably having frusto-conical cross-sectional shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: TI Group Automotive Systems, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Timothy D. Heiman, William J. Laule, James R. Osborne, Darron G. Peddle, Michael R. Rivenburgh