Patents by Inventor Rick Kunc

Rick Kunc 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).

  • Polyphenylene sulfide sleeve in a nylon coolant cross-over of an air intake manifold
    Patent number: 8156913
    Abstract: The subject invention provides a coolant cross-over for circulating an engine coolant between a first engine component, e.g., a first cylinder head, and a second engine component, e.g., a second cylinder head. The coolant cross-over defines a first outlet in fluid communication with the first engine component, a second outlet in fluid communication with second engine component, and further defines a passage interconnecting the first outlet and the second outlet. The coolant cross-over comprises a polymer. A sleeve comprises polyaromatic sulfide and is disposed within the passage for separating the engine coolant from the nylon which forms the coolant cross-over to prevent physical, thermal and/or chemical degradation of the polymeric coolant cross-over by the engine coolant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignees: BASF SE, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Scott C. Schlicker, Raymond J. Ballou, Jr., James R. Wareham, Thomas L. Giovannetti, Rick Kunc, Sandra K. McClelland
  • Polyphenylene Sulfide Sleeve In A Nylon Coolant Cross-Over Of An Air Intake Manifold
    Publication number: 20090038574
    Abstract: The subject invention provides a coolant cross-over for circulating an engine coolant between a first engine component, e.g., a first cylinder head, and a second engine component, e.g., a second cylinder head. The coolant cross-over defines a first outlet in fluid communication with the first engine component, a second outlet in fluid communication with second engine component, and further defines a passage interconnecting the first outlet and the second outlet. The coolant cross-over comprises a polymer. A sleeve comprises polyaromatic sulfide and is disposed within the passage for separating the engine coolant from the nylon which forms the coolant cross-over to prevent physical, thermal and/or chemical degradation of the polymeric coolant cross-over by the engine coolant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Scott C. Schlicker, Raymond J. Ballou, JR., James R. Wareham, Thomas L. Giovannetti, Rick Kunc, Sandra K. McClelland