Patents by Inventor Henk Ravenshorst

Henk Ravenshorst 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).

  • Patent number: 6691666
    Abstract: In a multipart cooled piston (20) for a combustion engine with a piston upper part (1) of steel comprising a combustion bowl (3) and a ring wall (4) with ring belt (11), and with a piston lower part (2) comprising a piston skirt (9), pin bosses (12) for receiving the piston pin connecting the piston (20) to the connecting rod, and pin boss supports (6) connected to the piston skirt (9), and in a method for manufacture of such a piston (20), inexpensive manufacture and good form stability are to be achieved in that a cooling channel (7) formed inside the piston upper part (1) has forged supporting ribs (8) in its area extending to the combustion bowl (3), which each form sections of an all-round ring rib (5) with a connection surface radially to the longitudinal piston axis (K), in that the piston lower part (2) has an annular and all-round carrier rib (10) with a connection surface connected to the pin boss supports (6), and in that the piston upper part (1) and the piston lower part (2) are non-detachably co
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignees: Mahle GmbH, Volvo Powertrain Corp., Hirschvogel Umformtechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Berr, Armin Ihle, Henk Ravenshorst, Magnus Horn, Lars Lundin
  • Patent number: 5655296
    Abstract: Method of manufacturing, in one piece, forged connecting rods. The method includes cutting blanks from a bar. Each blank is worked in several steps, until it assumes its final shape. During the various working steps, a groove made in each blank is caused to spread out in a predetermined manner and finally forms a fracture initiation (44), in the area (38) through which bolt holes are drilled for the bearing cap mounting bolts. After final working, the remaining portions of the core portion (10, 46, 50) are divided by a slight separating force, thus providing in the fracture surface the required guidance for remounting the bearing cup on the upper bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1997
    Assignees: AB Volvo, Ovako Arvika AB
    Inventors: Henk Ravenshorst, Jorgen Konig