Patents by Inventor Georgia M. Mayer

Georgia M. Mayer 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).

  • Bearing support insert
    Patent number: 5501529
    Abstract: A bearing insert for being cast into an aluminum alloy engine block is made by a ferrous powder metal sintering process to make a skeleton structure which is permeable to the molten aluminum alloy in the block casting process. The insert is made of a material having a similar composition as the bearing cap so as to equalize machining and thermal expansion properties of the cap and block so as to provide improved roundness of the bearing in the machining operations for forming the bearing support and in operation of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1996
    Assignee: Zenith Sintered Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Terry M. Cadle, Carl J. Landgraf, Georgia M. Mayer