Patents by Inventor Cara L. Learman

Cara L. Learman 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).

  • BRAKE CORNER OUTPUT WITH FNC BRAKE ROTORS
    Publication number: 20170058982
    Abstract: A number of variations may include a product that may include at least one working friction surface that may include at least two layers that may include a compound layer and a nitrogen diffusion layer wherein the compound layer may have a porosity ranging from about 19% to about 50%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: MICHAEL L. HOLLY, MARK T. RIEFE, RICHARD A. KAATZ, CARA L. LEARMAN, DAVID B. ANTANAITIS, LISA G. DEVOE
  • Friction material and methods of making and using the same
    Patent number: 9581211
    Abstract: One variation includes a friction material and method of manufacture thereof wherein the friction material includes a transfer layer on a ferritically nitrocarburized component, wherein the transfer layer may be fabricated from glass, rubber, carbon, aramid fiber, filler material, abrasive, or a high-temperature resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Michael L. Holly, David B. Antanaitis, Richard A. Kaatz, Mark T. Riefe, Cara L. Learman
  • FRICTION MATERIAL AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150159710
    Abstract: One variation includes a friction material and method of manufacture thereof wherein the friction material includes a transfer layer on a ferritically nitrocarburized component, wherein the transfer layer may be fabricated from glass, rubber, carbon, aramid fiber, filler material, abrasive, or a high-temperature resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Michael L. Holly, David B. Antanaitis, Richard A. Kaatz, Mark T. Riefe, Cara L. Learman