Patents by Inventor Alvaro Henao

Alvaro Henao 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).

  • Pin valve
    Publication number: 20030098433
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pin valve featuring a pin that extends less than the entire length of the valve body. As a result, the valve body bore which houses the pin does not extend through the entire body. The pin is held in place through one of several retaining devices disclosed, including a compression ring. The retaining device is placed about the pin and within the valve body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Applicant: Piper Precision, Inc.
    Inventors: Alvaro Henao, Anthony Zalonis
  • Clutch assembly with modulated cushion fulcrum
    Patent number: 4291792
    Abstract: A friction transmitting device for automative vehicles utilizes a clutch assembly containing a diaphragm spring and a pressure plate having a fulcrum surface with an elastic device therein providing modulating means for engagement of the clutch plate. The elastic device comprises several spring-biased fulcrum members located in openings formed in the pressure plate fulcrum surface to be engaged by the diaphragm spring and cushion engagement of the clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1981
    Assignee: Borg-Warner Corporation
    Inventor: Alvaro Henao