Patents by Inventor Cesar Almeida

Cesar Almeida 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).

  • Tensioning rail, and traction mechanism drive including such a tensioning rail
    Patent number: 9759292
    Abstract: A tensioning rail (2) for tensioning an endlessly circulating tensioner (4) is provided, wherein the tensioning rail (2) for tensioning the ternsioner (4) is curved in a longitudinal direction (L), the tensioning rail (2) has a base wall (6) and two jaws (8) protruding from the base wall (6), and the tensioning rail (2) has at least one U-shaped profiled segment (10) and a T-shaped profiled segment (12), which are each formed by the base wall (6) and the jaws (8), wherein the tensioning rail (2) includes a guiding element (14) for a rotary bearing (16) in the U-shaped profiled segment (10) and a guiding element (18) for a contact bearing (20) in the T-shaped profiled segment (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Carlos Moura, Cesar Almeida, Daniel dos Anjos Sayao
  • TENSIONING RAIL, AND TRACTION MECHANISM DRIVE INCLUDING SUCH A TENSIONING RAIL
    Publication number: 20160290446
    Abstract: A tensioning rail (2) for tensioning an endlessly circulating tensioner (4) is provided, wherein the tensioning rail (2) for tensioning the ternsioner (4) is curved in a longitudinal direction (L), the tensioning rail (2) has a base wall (6) and two jaws (8) protruding from the base wall (6), and the tensioning rail (2) has at least one U-shaped profiled segment (10) and a T-shaped profiled segment (12), which are each formed by the base wall (6) and the jaws (8), wherein the tensioning rail (2) includes a guiding element (14) for a rotary bearing (16) in the U-shaped profiled segment (10) and a guiding element (18) for a contact bearing (20) in the T-shaped profiled segment (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co., KG
    Inventors: Carlos Moura, Cesar Almeida, Daniel dos Anjos Sayao