Patents by Inventor George L. Markely

George L. Markely 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).

  • RATCHETING TENSIONER WITH A SLIDING AND PIVOTING PAWL
    Publication number: 20110081997
    Abstract: A tensioner with a piston is slidably received with a bore (216) of the housing and has a plurality of grooves (204b) formed on its outer circumference. A piston spring (226) biases the piston (204) in an outward direction from the bore. A pawl (206) is received by a cutout in the housing and is pivotally and slidably attached to the housing by a pin (208). The pawl has a first protruding shoulder (206a), a second shoulder (206b), a teeth portion (206c), and a hole (211) defined between the first protruding shoulder and the second shoulder. The pawl is biased toward the grooves formed on the outer circumference of the piston by a spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: BORGWARNER INC.
    Inventor: George L. Markely