Patents by Inventor James Dwight Cremonesi

James Dwight Cremonesi 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).

  • Crankshaft assembly with core plug and method of manufacturing a crankshaft assembly
    Patent number: 9970476
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a crankshaft assembly includes configuring a crankshaft with a crankpin journal having a cavity extending at least partially from a first axial side to a second axial side of the crankpin journal, and opening at at least one of the first axial side and the second axial side. The method includes disposing a core plug in the cavity. The crankshaft has a first density and the core plug may have a second density which may be less than the first density. A crankshaft assembly includes the crankshaft and the core plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Dale E. Murrish, John B. Fisher, Scott A. Hucker, Amit Kumar, Balakrishna Chinta, James Dwight Cremonesi
  • CRANKSHAFT ASSEMBLY WITH CORE PLUG AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A CRANKSHAFT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20170241473
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a crankshaft assembly includes configuring a crankshaft with a crankpin journal having a cavity extending at least partially from a first axial side to a second axial side of the crankpin journal, and opening at at least one of the first axial side and the second axial side. The method includes disposing a core plug in the cavity. The crankshaft has a first density and the core plug may have a second density which may be less than the first density. A crankshaft assembly includes the crankshaft and the core plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Dale E. Murrish, John B. Fisher, Scott A. Hucker, Amit Kumar, Balakrishna Chinta, James Dwight Cremonesi