Patents by Inventor Carlo Maldera

Carlo Maldera 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).

  • Studs for connecting a wheel and a brake element to a motor vehicle wheel hub unit
    Patent number: 6190102
    Abstract: A stud comprises a head and a stem with a threaded end length and a length having an axial knurling proximate to the head and adapted to be driven with radial interference into an axial bore of a radial flange portion fast for rotation with the hub of a motor vehicle wheel. The stud comprises at least one knurled surface having an area other than zero in a projection on a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the stud. The knurled surface is adapted to co-operate with the radial flange portion for preventing rotation of the stud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: SKF Industrie S.p.A.
    Inventors: Angelo Vignotto, Carlo Maldera
  • Sealing assembly for a rolling bearing
    Patent number: 6082905
    Abstract: A sealing assembly for rolling bearing comprises a shield interference fitted to a first race of the bearing. The shield comprises a rigid support having an axial sleeve portion for connection to the first race, and a radial flange portion extending towards the second race of bearing. The support forms a U-fold acting as an axial stopping means for co-operating with a mating surface of the first race to axially lock the shield with respect to said first race.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: SKF Industrie S.p.A.
    Inventors: Angelo Vignotto, Carlo Maldera