Patents by Inventor Guilherme Camara

Guilherme Camara 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: 11572924
    Abstract: A centrifugal mass assembly for a clutch includes a central axis, an arc-shaped centrifugal mass with a pair of radially offset apertures, and a guidance plate with a first annular ring. The first annular ring includes a pair of radially offset protrusions disposed in respective ones of the pair of radially offset apertures, or the first annular ring includes a radially extending slot and the arc-shaped centrifugal mass has a pair of pins fixed in respective ones of the pair of radially offset apertures and disposed in the radially extending slot. In an example embodiment, the first annular ring has a raised portion and the pair of radially offset protrusions or the radially extending slot is disposed on the raised portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Guilherme Camara, Alexandre Benedetti Rossi, Wellyngton Ferreira
  • Publication number: 20210190172
    Abstract: A torsional vibration damper, including: a hub supported for rotation around an axis of rotation; a first damper stage including a first damper flange non-rotatably connected to the hub and a first spring engaged with the first damper flange; a second damper stage including a second damper flange and a second spring, radially off-set from the first spring, and engaged with the second damper flange; and a friction control plate non-rotatably connected to the hub, free of contact with the first spring and free of contact with the second spring, and directly engaged with the second damper stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Guilherme Camara, Steve Lauderbaugh
  • Patent number: 10968955
    Abstract: A bearing includes an annular cup having an outer race and a radially extending flap. The flap defines an inner circumferential surface and a notch extending outwardly from the inner circumferential surface. The notch includes opposing radially extending sides, an outer circumferential wall, and a locking lip raised from the outer wall. Rolling elements are seated on the outer race and arranged to ride on a shaft. A sealing disc has an outer circumferential surface disposed against the inner circumferential surface and a tab received in the notch with the locking lip extending radially over the tab to secure the scaling disc to the cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Cleiton Carvalho Guimaraes, Pedro Gabriel Camargo de C Montanari, Guilherme Camara