Patents by Inventor Christopher F. Laub

Christopher F. Laub 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).

  • Hinge for a variable displacement compressor
    Patent number: 6899013
    Abstract: The subject invention provides a pivot assembly for rotatably connecting a rotor to a swash plate in a variable displacement compressor. The rotor and swash plate each having pivot arms supporting pivot pins. A hinge is mounted to both of the pivot pins for operatively connecting the rotor to the swash plate. The hinge includes a first mounting portion receiving one of the pins and a second mounting portion receiving the other pin with a central planar region disposed between the first and second mounting portions. A tab extends from the central planar region toward each of the first and second mounting portions to engage the pins and fixedly secure the pins within their respective mounting portions. The pins therefore remain mounted to the hinge during an operation of the variable displacement compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David Michael Ebbing, Alan L. Woodmansee, Rebecca E. Bish, Christopher F. Laub
  • Hinge for a variable displacement compressor
    Publication number: 20040149058
    Abstract: The subject invention provides a pivot assembly for rotatably connecting a rotor to a swash plate in a variable displacement compressor. The rotor and swash plate each having pivot arms supporting pivot pins. A hinge is mounted to both of the pivot pins for operatively connecting the rotor to the swash plate. The hinge includes a first mounting portion receiving one of the pins and a second mounting portion receiving the other pin with a central planar region disposed between the first and second mounting portions. A tab extends from the central planar region toward each of the first and second mounting portions to engage the pins and fixedly secure the pins within their respective mounting portions. The pins therefore remain mounted to the hinge during an operation of the variable displacement compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: David Michael Ebbing, Alan L. Woodmansee, Rebecca E. Bish, Christopher F. Laub