Patents by Inventor Mario Zanet

Mario Zanet 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: 5718140
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a work-piece which is rotationally symmetrical about an axis is provided wherein the work-piece has a spindle and at least one hollow member connected with the spindle by a hub part extending in radial direction. The method includes the steps of producing a work-piece blank having the rotationally symmetrical spindle and an integral, rotationally symmetrical, radially outwardly extending circumferential flange; mechanically processing the work-piece blank by at least one of boring, turning, milling, pressing, and grinding; and rolling a radially outer part of the flange to form the hollow member and leaving a remainder of the flange unchanged to form the hub. A roller is also provided for radially splitting the flange into three wings. The roller has two axially spaced splitting edges separated by a groove which has a rectangular cross-section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Assignees: Liefeld GmbH & Co., General Motors Corp., Jurgen Koppel
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Koestermeier, Mario Zanet, Jurgen Koppel