Patents Assigned to GKN SINTER MERALS, INC.
  • POWDER METAL BEARING CAP BREATHING WINDOWS
    Publication number: 20100104229
    Abstract: The present invention provides a PM main bearing cap, and its precursor compact, with an undercut breathing window that is formed during a compaction process. By fabricating the undercut during the compaction process, the invention eliminates the need for a secondary machining operation to form the undercut feature in the bearing caps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: GKN SINTER MERALS, INC.
    Inventors: Joel H. Mandel, Donald J. Phillips, Rainer Schmitt