Patents by Inventor Channing M. Suscha

Channing M. Suscha 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).

  • Clutch including spun rotor having hardened depressions
    Patent number: 6837355
    Abstract: In an electromagnetic clutch having drive and driven side clutch plates in which the drive side clutch plate is provided with a plurality of elongated holes circumferentially arranged at given intervals, a depression is formed by compressing and plastically press deforming each bridge portion positioned circumferentially between adjacent two of the elongated holes on an axial end surface of the drive side clutch plate facing the driven side clutch plate. Though tensile stress caused by belt tension is likely concentrated on the bridge portion, the depression, which causes higher hardness of the bridge portion, effectively serves to restrain occurrence of the fatigue failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignees: Denso Corporation, Michigan Automotive Compressor, A. J. Rose Mfg. Co.
    Inventors: Shigeo Matsui, Masao Nakano, Masahito Ooya, Alice Schneider, Peter Alderman, Dean Bremke, Craig A. Wightman, Channing M. Suscha, Daniel T. Pritchard
  • Clutch and method of manufacturing rotor thereof
    Publication number: 20030164277
    Abstract: In an electromagnetic clutch having drive and driven side clutch plates in which the drive side clutch plate is provided with a plurality of elongated holes circumferentially arranged at given intervals, a depression is formed by compressing and plastically press deforming each bridge portion positioned circumferentially between adjacent two of the elongated holes on an axial end surface of the drive side clutch plate facing the driven side clutch plate. Though tensile stress caused by belt tension is likely concentrated on the bridge portion, the depression, which causes higher hardness of the bridge portion, effectively serves to restrain occurrence of the fatigue failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Shigeo Matsui, Masao Nakano, Masahito Ooya, Alice Schneider, Peter Alderman, Dean Bremke, Craig A. Wightman, Channing M. Suscha, Daniel T. Pritchard