Patents by Inventor Alberto Fea

Alberto Fea 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: 7153029
    Abstract: Sealing device (1) for a wheel hub unit (2) which is connected to a differential (3) of a vehicle, and which is provided with a contact rolling bearing (9), the sealing device (1) being mounted in order to protect the bearing (9) from a lubricating fluid which is used to lubricate the differential (3), and presenting a first shield (22) which is integral with an outer race (10) of the bearing (9), a second shield (23) which is arranged inside the first shield (22) and which is integral with an inner race (11) of the bearing (9) and which counter-faces the first shield (22) itself, and a dynamic sealing element (24) which is interposed between the first and the second shield (23); a first static sealing element (51) being associated with a terminal border (37) of the shrink-fit portion (33a), and being arranged inside an external relief (60) in order to create a static seal with a box (5) which extends from the differential (3) to the unit (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Alfredo Monetti, Angelo Vignotto, Claudio Savarese, Alberto Fea
  • Publication number: 20050135717
    Abstract: Sealing device (1) for a wheel hub unit (2) which is connected to a differential (3) of a vehicle, and which is provided with a contact rolling bearing (9), the sealing device (1) being mounted in order to protect the bearing (9) from a lubricating fluid which is used to lubricate the differential (3), and presenting a first shield (22) which is integral with an outer race (10) of the bearing (9), a second shield (23) which is arranged inside the first shield (22) and which is integral with an inner race (11) of the bearing (9) and which counter-faces the first shield (22) itself, and a dynamic sealing element (24) which is interposed between the first and the second shield (23); a first static sealing element (51) being associated with a terminal border (37) of the shrink-fit portion (33a), and being arranged inside an external relief (60) in order to create a static seal with a box (5) which extends from the differential (3) to the unit (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Alfredo Monetti, Angelo Vignotto, Claudio Savarese, Alberto Fea