Patents by Inventor Frank Schimpl

Frank Schimpl 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).

  • Tensioner with spring damper
    Patent number: 9175753
    Abstract: A tensioner having a closing-type torsion spring that is employed to bias a pivot arm about a pivot shaft. The tensioner includes a damper, which contacts an inside surface of the torsion spring to dampen torsional vibration transmitted through the torsion spring, and a one-way clutch that is configured to permit unencumbered rotation of the pivot shaft in one rotational direction but to resist rotation of the pivot shaft in an opposite direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Litens Automotive Partnership
    Inventors: Marek Frankowski, Liviu Tanjala, Jacek Stepniak, Frank Schimpl
  • TENSIONER WITH SPRING DAMPER
    Publication number: 20140014458
    Abstract: A tensioner having a closing-type torsion spring that is employed to bias a pivot arm about a pivot shaft. The tensioner includes a damper, which contacts an inside surface of the torsion spring to dampen torsional vibration transmitted through the torsion spring, and a one-way clutch that is configured to permit unencumbered rotation of the pivot shaft in one rotational direction but to resist rotation of the pivot shaft in an opposite direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Litens Automotive Partnership
    Inventors: Marek Frankowski, Liviu Tanjala, Jacek Stepniak, Frank Schimpl
  • Tensioner with spring damper
    Patent number: 8613680
    Abstract: A tensioner having a closing-type torsion spring that is employed to bias a pivot arm about a pivot shaft. The tensioner includes a damper that continuously contacts an inside surface of the torsion spring to dampen torsional vibration transmitted through the torsion spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Litens Automotive Partnership
    Inventors: Marek Frankowski, Liviu Tanjala, Jacek Stepniak, Frank Schimpl
  • TENSIONER WITH SPRING DAMPER
    Publication number: 20110256969
    Abstract: A tensioner having a closing-type torsion spring that is employed to bias a pivot arm about a pivot shaft. The tensioner includes a damper that continuously contacts an inside surface of the torsion spring to dampen torsional vibration transmitted through the torsion spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Marek Frankowski, Liviu Tanjala, Jacek Stepniak, Frank Schimpl