Patents by Inventor Allan Kaminski

Allan Kaminski 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).

  • System for a belt tensioner
    Patent number: 11466756
    Abstract: Systems are provided for a belt tensioner. In one example, the belt tensioner comprises a fluid chamber divided into a first portion and a second portion via a dividing wall. An eccentric housing, which defines the fluid chamber, rotates relative to the dividing wall based on a spring force and a belt force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Allan Kaminski, Kevin Maile
  • SYSTEM FOR A BELT TENSIONER
    Publication number: 20210010571
    Abstract: Systems are provided for a belt tensioner. In one example, the belt tensioner comprises a fluid chamber divided into a first portion and a second portion via a dividing wall. An eccentric housing, which defines the fluid chamber, rotates relative to the dividing wall based on a spring force and a belt force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Allan Kaminski, Kevin Maile
  • Front end accessory drive bracket and mounting method for an engine
    Patent number: 9296296
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a bracket and surrounding structure for mounting a front end accessory drive component, such as an alternator, to an engine. Hanging heavy components on brackets may be dangerous and difficult for human operators as well as violate assembly standards. To securely hold the component to the engine in order to withstand vibrations and to protect the operator, an open bracket with a curved lip and surrounding support structure is used to mount the component to the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: James Parsons Sullivan, Burak Gullac, Allan Kaminski, Dan D. Kirby, Ghanshyam M. Patel
  • FRONT END ACCESSORY DRIVE BRACKET AND MOUNTING METHOD FOR AN ENGINE
    Publication number: 20150251536
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a bracket and surrounding structure for mounting a front end accessory drive component, such as an alternator, to an engine. Hanging heavy components on brackets may be dangerous and difficult for human operators as well as violate assembly standards. To securely hold the component to the engine in order to withstand vibrations and to protect the operator, an open bracket with a curved lip and surrounding support structure is used to mount the component to the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: James Parsons Sullivan, Burak Gullac, Allan Kaminski, Dan D. Kirby, Ghanshyam M. Patel