Patents by Inventor Rick Pudoka

Rick Pudoka 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).

  • Threaded insert base for pneumatic de-icer air connections
    Patent number: 11104443
    Abstract: An assembly for connecting an air connection fitting to a pneumatic de-icer of an aircraft includes a molded base and a machined insert. The molded base includes a flexible material and forms a sealing interface with a portion of the pneumatic de-icer. The machined insert is set into the molded base and includes a radially inward threaded surface that forms an opening extending axially through the machined insert. The radially inward threaded surface is configured to mate with a terminal end of the air connection fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Kurt M. Tauscher, Rick Pudoka, Joseph B. Honaker
  • THREADED INSERT BASE FOR PNEUMATIC DE-ICER AIR CONNECTIONS
    Publication number: 20200298983
    Abstract: An assembly for connecting an air connection fitting to a pneumatic de-icer of an aircraft includes a molded base and a machined insert. The molded base includes a flexible material and forms a sealing interface with a portion of the pneumatic de-icer. The machined insert is set into the molded base and includes a radially inward threaded surface that forms an opening extending axially through the machined insert. The radially inward threaded surface is configured to mate with a terminal end of the air connection fitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Kurt M. Tauscher, Rick Pudoka, Joseph B. Honaker
  • Heated valve
    Patent number: 9851020
    Abstract: A valve includes a body with an inlet at a first end of the body, and an outlet at a second end of the body. A first electrically resistive heating element is located in the inlet and heats a first fluid source to a temperature above 0 degrees C. A second electrically resistive heating element is located in the outlet and heats a second fluid source to a temperature above 0 degrees C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Alan J. Fahrner, Rick Pudoka
  • HEATED VALVE
    Publication number: 20160169411
    Abstract: A valve includes a body with an inlet at a first end of the body, and an outlet at a second end of the body. A first electrically resistive heating element is located in the inlet and heats a first fluid source to a temperature above 0 degrees C. A second electrically resistive heating element is located in the outlet and heats a second fluid source to a temperature above 0 degrees C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Alan J. Fahrner, Rick Pudoka