Patents by Inventor Steve A. Wortmann

Steve A. Wortmann 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).

  • Coupling and seal
    Patent number: 9958095
    Abstract: A mechanical coupling for joining pipe elements end to end has a channel that receives a ring seal. The channel is defined by oppositely disposed sidewalls and the ring seal has lobes on opposite sides. The lobes have surfaces facing the side surfaces of the channel. When the ring seal is seated within the channel, each lobe surface contacts a respective side surface such that the lobes deform inwardly toward the center of the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Victaulic Company
    Inventors: Kevin J. Blease, Justin P. Brandt, Craig Haney, Steve A. Wortmann, Douglas R. Dole
  • Coupling and Seal
    Publication number: 20180100609
    Abstract: A mechanical coupling for joining pipe elements end to end has a channel that receives a ring seal. The channel is defined by oppositely disposed side surfaces and the ring seal has lobes on opposite sides. The lobes have surfaces facing the side surfaces of the channel. When the ring seal is seated within the channel, each lobe surface contacts a respective side surface such that the lobes deform inwardly toward the center of the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Kevin J. Blease, Justin P. Brandt, Craig Haney, Steve A. Wortmann, Douglas R. Dole
  • Coupling And Seal
    Publication number: 20160076681
    Abstract: A mechanical coupling for joining pipe elements end to end has a channel that receives a ring seal. The channel is defined by oppositely disposed sidewalls and the ring seal has lobes on opposite sides. The lobes have surfaces facing the side surfaces of the channel. When the ring seal is seated within the channel, each lobe surface contacts a respective side surface such that the lobes deform inwardly toward the center of the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Kevin J. Blease, Justin P. Brandt, Craig Haney, Steve A. Wortmann, Douglas R. Dole