Patents Assigned to APROTECH POWERTRAIN LLC
  • Heat dissipation structures for crankshaft dampers
    Patent number: 11280383
    Abstract: A crankshaft damper for attachment to one end of a crankshaft of an engine. The crankshaft damper includes an elastomeric member attached to a hub, and an inertia ring connected to the hub through the elastomeric member. Several different structures for cooling the elastomeric member are disclosed that dissipate heat away from the elastomeric member. Air flow is induced near the elastomeric member by providing air flow openings in the inertia ring or the elastomeric member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: APROTECH POWERTRAIN LLC
    Inventors: Scott K. Thompson, Larry George
  • Heat dissipation structures for crankshaft dampers
    Patent number: 10393220
    Abstract: A crankshaft damper for attachment to one end of a crankshaft of an engine. The crankshaft damper includes an elastomeric member attached to a hub, and an inertia ring connected to the hub through the elastomeric member. Several different structures for cooling the elastomeric member are disclosed that dissipate heat away from the elastomeric member. Air flow is induced near the elastomeric member by providing air flow openings in the inertia ring or the elastomeric member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: APROTECH POWERTRAIN LLC
    Inventors: Scott K. Thompson, Larry George