Patents by Inventor Carl William Cenzer

Carl William Cenzer 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).

  • Bearing retainer assembly
    Patent number: 6486580
    Abstract: An alternator assembly 10 has a cover 12 with a brush holder and bearing retainer assembly 14 positioned therein. The brush holder and bearing retainer assembly 14 has a bearing retainer housing 48, a brush holder housing 50 and a cap 52. The bearing retainer housing has a cup-shaped end portion 54 and a brush holder retaining portion 56. The cup-shaped end portion has a liner 78 that is preferably integrally molded therewith. The liner is preferably formed of the same material as the bearing of the alternator assembly 10. The cup-shaped end portion 54 has receiving channels 74 for receiving retention flanges 88 formed in the brush holder housing 50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl William Cenzer, Jeanne Marie Schiavone