Patents by Inventor John Charles Skurka

John Charles Skurka 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).

  • Inwardly cambered rocker joint for a power transmission chain
    Patent number: 6575863
    Abstract: An inwardly cambered rocker joint for a power transmission chain is disclosed. The rocker joint includes a straight pin that defines a rocking surface and engages a first chain link. The rocker joint also includes an inwardly cambered rocker that engages a second chain link and that defines a rocking surface that contacts the pin rocking surface near the ends of the rocker. The inwardly cambered rocker joint provides a stiff joint that reduces tight strand resonance and chain wash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: BorgWarner, Inc.
    Inventors: John Charles Skurka, Steven Harold Manning
  • Inwardly cambered rocker joint for a power transmission chain
    Publication number: 20020173393
    Abstract: An inwardly cambered rocker joint for a power transmission chain is disclosed. The rocker joint includes a straight pin that defines a rocking surface and engages a first chain link. The rocker joint also includes an inwardly cambered rocker that engages a second chain link and that defines a rocking surface that contacts the pin rocking surface near the ends of the rocker. The inwardly cambered rocker joint provides a stiff joint that reduces tight strand resonance and chain wash.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2001
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: John Charles Skurka, Steven Harold Manning