Patents by Inventor Adalto Borghi Da Silva

Adalto Borghi Da Silva 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).

  • Thrust washer
    Patent number: 10570952
    Abstract: A thrust washer for an internal combustion engine may include a body. The body may have a slip surface and a planar contact surface associated with an engine block. The slip surface may have a surface profile the may include at least one ramp section, at least one flat horizontal section, and at least one oil channel. The at least one ramp section and the at least one flat horizontal section may be connected via an asymptotic curve. The at least one ramp section may extend asymptotically toward the at least one flat horizontal section. The at least one ramp section may have an angular length of 45° or less, the at least one flat horizontal section may have an angular length of 45° or less, and the at least one oil channel may have an angular length of 20° or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignees: Mahle Metal Leve S/A, Mahle International GmbH
    Inventors: Adalto Borghi Da Silva, Walter Junior Dias Carlos, Matheus Dos Santos Ferreira, Marcos Manoel Valverde Pereira
  • THRUST WASHER
    Publication number: 20190186534
    Abstract: A thrust washer for an internal combustion engine may include a body. The body may have a slip surface and a planar contact surface associated with an engine block. The slip surface may have a surface profile the may include at least one ramp section, at least one flat horizontal section, and at least one oil channel. The at least one ramp section and the at least one flat horizontal section may be connected via an asymptotic curve. The at least one ramp section may extend asymptotically toward the at least one flat horizontal section. The at least one ramp section may have an angular length of 45° or less, the at least one flat horizontal section may have an angular length of 45° or less, and the at least one oil channel may have an angular length of 20° or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Adalto Borghi Da Silva, Walter Junior Dias Carlos, Matheus Dos Santos Ferreira, Marcos Manoel Valverde Pereira