Patents by Inventor Enrico Wick

Enrico Wick 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).

  • Patent number: 10962092
    Abstract: A tensioner comprising a base defining a hole, the hole having a center C, the hole having a diameter sufficient to receive a driven pulley, a rotary arm engaged with the base by a retaining member connected to the base, the rotary arm rotatable about the center C, a pivot arm mounted to the rotary arm on a pivot, the pivot offset from center C, a first pulley journalled to the rotary arm, a second pulley journalled to the pivot arm, a torsion spring engaged between the rotary arm and the pivot arm for biasing the second pulley toward the first pulley, a damping member frictionally engaged between the base and the rotary arm, and the rotary arm defining a portion for receiving a first pulley fastener whereby a first pulley position is adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: GATES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keming Liu, Min Chun Hao, Jin Zhan, Enrico Wick, Arnaud Martinez, Francesco Bassi
  • Publication number: 20190078667
    Abstract: A tensioner comprising a base defining a hole, the hole having a center C, the hole having a diameter sufficient to receive a driven pulley, a rotary arm engaged with the base by a retaining member connected to the base, the rotary arm rotatable about the center C, a pivot arm mounted to the rotary arm on a pivot, the pivot offset from center C, a first pulley journalled to the rotary arm, a second pulley journalled to the pivot arm, a torsion spring engaged between the rotary arm and the pivot arm for biasing the second pulley toward the first pulley, a damping member frictionally engaged between the base and the rotary arm, and the rotary arm defining a portion for receiving a first pulley fastener whereby a first pulley position is adjustable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Keming Liu, Min Chun Hao, Jin Zhan, Enrico Wick, Arnaud Martinez, Francesco Bassi
  • Patent number: 9890837
    Abstract: A tensioner comprising a first pivot arm having a first pulley journalled thereto, a second pivot arm having a second pulley journalled thereto, a frustoconical base having a base vertex, a frustoconical pivot shaft having a pivot shaft vertex, the base vertex is oriented opposite the pivot shaft vertex on a common axis, the first pivot arm disposed for pivoting movement about the frustoconical pivot shaft, the second pivot arm disposed for pivoting movement about the frustoconical base, a first bushing damping movement of the first pivot arm on the frustoconical pivot shaft, a second bushing damping movement of the second pivot arm on the frustoconical base, and a spring in compression urging engagement of the first pivot arm with the frustoconical pivot shaft and the second pivot arm with the frustoconical base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: GATES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Arnaud Martinez, Enrico Wick, Volker Leucht