Patents by Inventor Samuel Stepka

Samuel Stepka 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).

  • Fitting assembly comprising a socket and an interchangeable ring
    Patent number: 12066131
    Abstract: A coupling assembly comprising a socket (10) and an interchangeable ring mounted in the free end of the socket. The ring includes a ring body extending axially between a first, inner face (31) and a second, outer face (32) on the free end of the socket. The ring comprises an external seal (40) on the ring body provided in compression in the socket between the ring and the socket, and an internal seal for sealing between the ring and a pipe to be inserted, the internal seal having a lip which extends between an anchoring end on the second outer face and a free end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: RACCORDS ET PLASTIQUES NICOLL
    Inventors: Yannick Mazet, Samuel Stepka, Gilles Garapon, Guillaume Buffard
  • Fitting assembly comprising a socket and an interchangeable ring.
    Publication number: 20230045060
    Abstract: A coupling assembly comprising a socket (10) and an interchangeable ring mounted in the free end of the socket. The ring includes a ring body extending axially between a first, inner face (31) and a second, outer face (32) on the free end of the socket. The ring comprises an external seal (40) on the ring body provided in compression in the socket between the ring and the socket, and an internal seal for sealing between the ring and a pipe to be inserted, the internal seal having a lip which extends between an anchoring end on the second outer face and a free end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Yannick Mazet, Samuel Stepka, Gilles Garapon, Guillaume Buffard