Patents by Inventor James W. Finn

James W. Finn 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).

  • Method of making a splined turbine hub
    Patent number: 5737836
    Abstract: A method of making a splined hub for use in a hydrodynamic torque converter includes the steps of preparing a cylindrical workpiece for forging, forging a plurality of splines on at least a portion of the cylindrical workpiece by applying a deformation force progressively across the circumference of the workpiece such that the splines extend in an axial direction relative to the workpiece and about at least a portion of the cylindrical surface thereof and hardening the forged workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Finn, Christopher Sullivan, Michael J. McCarthy