Gary Kathy Novak, 63Russellville, AR

5176585, Jan 5, 1993

Dec 10, 1991

7/805459

Gary J. Novak - Indian Head Park IL

Borg-Warner Automotive Transmission & Engine Components Corporation - Sterling Heights

F16H 708
F16G 1304

474206

A chain link is provided with a concave back configuration that substantiy matches the curvature of the contact surface of a chain tensioner. In the chain assembly, as the backs of the links contact the chain tensioner surface, the contact stresses are reduced as a result of the matched curvatures. The link geometry is utilized in both silent chain and roller chain assemblies.

5934681, Aug 10, 1999

Nov 8, 1996

8/747160

Gary J. Novak - Indian Head Park IL
Mark Adelizzi - Wheeling IL

Fel-Pro Incorporated - Skokie IL

F16J 1502

277312

A method of making an expandable metal gasket by forming an expandable core and spreading the core to an open condition with a parallelogram linkage tool, an expandable gasket body, and an expandable gasket precursor. The application also discloses a method of making a semi-rigid gasket having elastomeric bridges holding a series of core segments together.

5659132, Aug 19, 1997

Mar 7, 1995

8/399907

Gary J. Novak - Indian Head Park IL
John F. Brady - Woodale IL

Fel-Pro Incorporated - Skokie IL

G01L 2322

73115

A gasket enclosed sensor system designed to facilitate measurement of combustion chamber parameters, and delivery of signals to a point external to the engine. In one embodiment, the system is adaptable to an internal combustion engine that includes an engine block having a cylinder bore forming a cylinder, a piston free to reciprocate within the cylinder, and a cylinder head mating with the engine block to define a combustion chamber for the cylinder. A gasket extends from the combustion chamber to a point external to the engine, the gasket substantially surrounding the combustion chamber, and including an access opening extending from the combustion chamber to a point external to the engine. A metallic sensor terminal is positioned within the access opening in the gasket, with an insulating material substantially surrounding the metallic sensor terminal. In other embodiments of the invention, various types of sensors and signal pathways are provided.

5722670, Mar 3, 1998

Sep 6, 1996

8/708189

Gary J. Novak - Indian Head Park IL
Donald A. Bajner - Elmwood Park IL

Fel-Pro Incorporated - Skokie IL

F16J 1512

277235A

A head gasket for sealing the head and block of an internal combustion engine includes a pair of metal cores of different coefficients of expansion, each with a facing, which gasket, in use, reduces shear forces tending to delaminate or destroy the facings.

4692130, Sep 8, 1987

May 6, 1986

6/860379

Gary J. Novak - Villa Park IL

Borg-Warner Corporation - Chicago IL

F16G 518

474201

A load block for a chain-belt constructed of interleaved sets of links and load blocks in which the load blocks have a window with a window-bottom defining a surface relieved so that the load transferred from the links to the load blocks occurs mainly through the outermost or edge links.

3936785, Feb 3, 1976

Jan 15, 1975

5/541125

Gary W. Novak - Des Plaines IL

Cook Electric Company - Morton Grove IL

H01H 6100
H01H 3900

337 29

A gas tube arrester subassembly for use in a modular component type telephone central office protection system includes a gas tube arrester having a spacer tube with an electrode at each end. One of the electrodes is insertable into an open end of a generally cylindrical shell portion of the gas tube arrester subassembly with parts of the shell portions at the open end being swaged to form securing members to maintain the one electrode in the shell portion. The other end of the shell portion is closed with a generally rectangular slot therein. Removably mounted in the slot is a conductive U-shaped spring member such that the spring member has one leg extending along the inner surface of the closed end. Disposed between the one leg and the one electrode is a conductive disk-shaped contact member to couple the one electrode to the spring member.