Patents by Inventor Thiago Fontoura de Andrade

Thiago Fontoura de Andrade 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).

  • Transmission gear synchronizer blocker ring formed of a thermoplastic material
    Patent number: 10801557
    Abstract: A transmission gear synchronizer includes a sliding sleeve a hub and a blocker ring. The sliding sleeve has an inner surface defining a sleeve spline. The hub is received within the sliding sleeve. The hub has a plurality of gear teeth extending radially outward from a root diameter of the hub. The plurality of gear teeth are configured to engage the sleeve spine. A notch is disposed proximate the root diameter of the hub and spaced apart from the plurality of gear teeth. The blocker ring comprises a thermoplastic material. The blocker ring comprises a thermoplastic material. The blocker ring has a plurality of molded clutch teeth extending radially outward from a root diameter of the blocker ring. The plurality of molded clutch teeth are configured to engage the sleeve spline in response to the sliding sleeve engaging the blocker ring during a transmission shift event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Josevaldo Roberto Fernandez, Thiago Fontoura de Andrade, Carlos Henrique Coronado Sena
  • TRANSMISSION GEAR SYNCHRONIZER BLOCKER RING FORMED OF A THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20170254369
    Abstract: A transmission gear synchronizer includes a sliding sleeve a hub and a blocker ring. The sliding sleeve has an inner surface defining a sleeve spline. The hub is received within the sliding sleeve. The hub has a plurality of gear teeth extending radially outward from a root diameter of the hub. The plurality of gear teeth are configured to engage the sleeve spine. A notch is disposed proximate the root diameter of the hub and spaced apart from the plurality of gear teeth. The blocker ring comprises a thermoplastic material. The blocker ring comprises a thermoplastic material. The blocker ring has a plurality of molded clutch teeth extending radially outward from a root diameter of the blocker ring. The plurality of molded clutch teeth are configured to engage the sleeve spline in response to the sliding sleeve engaging the blocker ring during a transmission shift event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Josevaldo Roberto Fernandez, Thiago Fontoura de Andrade, Carlos Henrique Coronado Sena
  • Transmission gear synchronizer blocker ring formed of a thermoplastic material
    Patent number: 9683614
    Abstract: A transmission gear synchronizer may include a sliding sleeve, a hub configured to be received within the sliding sleeve, and a blocker ring disposed adjacent the hub. The blocker ring may have a plurality of molded clutch teeth and a plurality of molded grooves extending axially along an inner surface of the blocker ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Josevaldo Roberto Fernandez, Thiago Fontoura de Andrade, Carlos Henrique Coronado Sena
  • TRANSMISSION GEAR SYNCHRONIZER BLOCKER RING FORMED OF A THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20150211585
    Abstract: A transmission gear synchronizer may include a sliding sleeve, a hub configured to be received within the sliding sleeve, and a blocker ring disposed adjacent the hub. The blocker ring may have a plurality of molded clutch teeth and a plurality of molded grooves extending axially along an inner surface of the blocker ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Josevaldo Roberto Fernandez, Thiago Fontoura de Andrade, Carlos Henrique Coronado Sena