Patents by Inventor Robert Raymond Petkovsek

Robert Raymond Petkovsek 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).

  • Publication number: 20110056583
    Abstract: A method of forming multi-wall tube from a single-wall piece of tube. The multi-wall tube is formed by relative motion between a die shoe and the single-wall tube to deform the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Robert Raymond Petkovsek, Louis Hagedorn
  • Patent number: 7788960
    Abstract: A method of forming multi-wall tube from a single-wall piece of tube. The multi-wall tube is formed by relative motion between a die shoe and the single-wall tube to deform the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Raymond Petkovsek, Louis Hagedorn
  • Publication number: 20100013217
    Abstract: A substantially leak free joint connecting conduits in an exhaust system of an engine. The joint connects a first exhaust conduit extending between a first distal end and a first join end, and a second exhaust conduit extending between a second distal end and a second join end. The joint comprises a substantially circular bead formed by a tip of the first join end curled radially outward and around until it contacts an outer surface of the first exhaust conduit. A mating surface formed in the second join end that defines an at least partially axially open seat flared radially outward from the second exhaust conduit. At least a portion of the seat shaped to substantially conform to at least ninety degrees of a circumference of an external surface of the substantially circular bead. The external surface of the bead directly contacts the seat of the mating surface such that the portion of the seat curves around a portion of the circumference of the bead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Robert Raymond Petkovsek, Walter J. Ormond
  • Publication number: 20080169489
    Abstract: A method of forming multi-wall tube from a single-wall piece of tube. The multi-wall tube is formed by relative motion between a die shoe and the single-wall tube to deform the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventors: Robert Raymond Petkovsek, Louis Hagedorn
  • Patent number: 7160519
    Abstract: A serviceable exhaust aftertreatment device and configured cylindrical bodies for coupling include a raised annular rib or bead structure providing low profile mounting and ease of assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Fleetguard, Inc.
    Inventors: Duane E. Norby, Robert Raymond Petkovsek