478 patents
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Utility
Viscous fluid shear device having fluid channel(s) formed in floating wiper
17 Feb 20
A viscous fluid shear device that includes a floating wiper.
Jonathan B. Stagg, Samuel E. Settineri
Filed: 6 Apr 17
Utility
Engine variable camshaft timing phaser with planetary gear assembly
10 Feb 20
An engine variable camshaft timing phaser (10) includes a sprocket (12) and a planetary gear assembly (14).
Larry A. Pritchard, Thomas R. Benner, Christopher J. Pluta
Filed: 5 Nov 17
Utility
Full-floating bearing and turbocharger including the same
10 Feb 20
A full-floating bearing for reducing vibration of a shaft of a turbocharger has a central axis and includes an outer surface and an inner surface.
Kenneth Richard Bischof, Zachary S. Ashton
Filed: 11 Oct 18
Utility
Plate carrying device, multiplate clutch or brake and method for producing a plate carrying device
10 Feb 20
A multiplate clutch or brake has a plate carrying device (2) having a plate carrier (4).
Farhad Parvizian, Katharina Skop-Cardarella
Filed: 14 Sep 15
Utility
Variable camshaft timing device with two locking positions
27 Jan 20
A system including a phaser with a first lock pin and a second lock pin in the rotor assembly.
Franklin R. Smith
Filed: 1 Jul 18
Utility
Hydraulic lock for electrically-actuated camshaft phasers
20 Jan 20
A variable camshaft timing device that adjusts phase between a camshaft and a crankshaft includes a planetary gear assembly that changes an angular position of the camshaft relative to an angular position of the crankshaft; a sun gear configured to receive an output shaft of an electric motor that rotates at least a portion of the planetary gear assembly and controls phase adjustment between the camshaft and crankshaft by angularly displacing the camshaft with respect to the crankshaft; and a hydraulic lock (82) that releasably engages a portion of the variable camshaft timing device (10) in response to force applied by pressurized fluid thereby selectively preventing rotation of the camshaft relative to the crankshaft.
Chad McCloy, Braman Wing
Filed: 19 Sep 17
Utility
Valve operating system providing variable valve lift and/or variable valve timing
20 Jan 20
A valve operating system that includes a plurality of cam assemblies that are coupled for rotation about a rotary axis.
Mark M. Wigsten, Dale N. Smith
Filed: 2 Nov 16
Utility
Oil deflector with oil guide
20 Jan 20
An engine turbocharger (10) includes a radially oriented oil deflector (50) that incorporates an oil guiding feature (70) to improve control of a continuous turbulent mass of oil being impelled against the deflector by an oil flinger (35).
Erwin Perry Ellwood, Aliihsan Karamavruc, Davide Peduto
Filed: 17 Mar 16
Utility
Electric machine with non-symmetrical magnet slots
20 Jan 20
An electric machine including a stator and rotor.
Seong Taek Lee
Filed: 11 Jun 17
Utility
Alternator having an external ignition protection system
20 Jan 20
An alternator includes an external ignition protection system including a shaft rotatable about an axis.
Kirk E. Neet, George Chen, Mark Teng, Yijun Wang
Filed: 5 Jan 17
Utility
Connecting assembly and turbocharger including the connecting assembly
13 Jan 20
A connecting assembly includes an actuator connecting rod defining a rod aperture, configured to be coupled to an actuator, and moveable between first and second rod positions by the actuator.
Alexander George Milburn
Filed: 24 Mar 19
Utility
Starter controller for starter motor
13 Jan 20
A starter motor controller for a starter motor operatively connected to a single coil solenoid includes a first pair of switches including a first solenoid switch and a second solenoid switch.
Andrew Dragon, David Fulton
Filed: 11 Jun 18
Utility
Reverse offset wastegate valve assembly for improved catalyst light-off performance
6 Jan 20
A turbocharger assembly may include a turbine wheel.
Matthew B. Cooley
Filed: 22 Mar 16
Utility
Chain tensioner arm or chain guide flat face features to allow face assembly from one end of the guide or arm
6 Jan 20
A chain tensioner arm or chain guide includes a main body extending in a longitudinal direction and including side walls, each side wall defining a ledge.
XiaoJian Lu, Jun Song
Filed: 8 Jan 17
Utility
Multi-piece compressor housing for a turbocharger
30 Dec 19
A compressor housing for a turbocharger includes an outer housing structure, an inner housing structure, and a rear housing structure.
Alexandre Garcia Alcaraz
Filed: 16 Oct 17
Utility
Frictionally-acting device and use of an intermediate disk and/or an actuation disk in such a frictionally-acting device
30 Dec 19
The present invention relates to a frictionally-acting device (2) comprising a disk pack (32) made from a first disk set (34) and a second disk set (46), wherein disks of the disk sets (34, 46) are arranged alternating one after another and can be frictionally engaged with one another.
Hans Jürgen Hauck
Filed: 5 Oct 16
Utility
Low backlash multimode clutch
30 Dec 19
A low-backlash multimode clutch includes a one-way bearing allowing rotation in a first direction as well as a number of actuatable pawls in one race and a number of receiving slots having engagement faces in the other race.
Brett Peglowski, Calahan B. Campton, Michael W. Campbell
Filed: 14 Dec 17
Utility
Biasing device for linkage system and method of making and using the same
30 Dec 19
A number of variations may include a product comprising: a linkage system comprising: a first and second lever; a first interconnecting component and second interconnecting component operably connected to the first and second levers; a link bar having a first end with a first opening for receiving the first or second interconnecting component, and providing a clearance between the first opening and the first or second interconnecting component and; a second end with a second opening for receiving the first or second interconnecting component and providing a clearance between the second opening and the first or second interconnecting component; and a biasing device having a first and second end for engagement with the first and second interconnecting components and at least one section to allow for increasing or decreasing its length.
Petr Malik
Filed: 3 May 17
Utility
EPhaser cushion stop
23 Dec 19
A variable camshaft timing device adjusts phase between a camshaft and a crankshaft and includes a first ring gear configured to connect to the camshaft and rotate about a center axis, having a plurality of radially-inwardly facing gear teeth; a second ring gear axially spaced from the first ring gear, configured to receive rotational input from the crankshaft and rotate about the center axis, having a plurality of radially-inwardly facing gear teeth; a planetary gear assembly including one or more planet gears that are configured for rotation by an electric motor and engage the first ring gear and the second ring gear through the planet gear(s); and a cushioned stop configured to transmit energy between the planetary gear assembly and a planetary gear stop attached to a sprocket or a camshaft plate.
Chad McCloy, Daniel Brown, Shawn Blackmur
Filed: 30 Jul 18
Utility
Cooling system for an electric motor
23 Dec 19
A stator housing has an annular wall including a first end, a second end, an outer surface and an inner surface defining an interior cavity.
Bradley Duane Chamberlin, Sven Norbert Altlay, Jomon Kaniampalackal, Clemens Burger, Timothy Jay Sailors, Jr.
Filed: 17 Apr 17