Patents by Inventor Luis M. Lopes

Luis M. Lopes 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: 5628577
    Abstract: Wrist pin for a two-piece piston, having a cylindrical external surface (41) and an internal surface with an internal diameter, throughout the length of the pin (40). The end portions of the pin have a reduced internal wall thickness between the outer half of the supporting face of the bosses (50), where there exclusively occur bending moment and shearing force applied by the inertia of the skirt (20) and of the moving assembly (100). The reduction in the internal wall thickness is obtained by the increase in the internal diameter of the pin (40) at the end portions, through two different end revolution surfaces (43, 44) each having respective a generatrix which is at least substantially straight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
    Assignee: Metal Leve S.A. Industria E Comercio
    Inventors: Jose Do Ribeiro, Luis M. Lopes, Jose M. Leites