Patents by Inventor John KACHLINE

John KACHLINE 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 forming a torque converter impeller including machining a weld root
    Patent number: 10197142
    Abstract: A method of forming an impeller for a torque converter is provided. The method includes providing an impeller shell including a back axial surface for facing away from an interior of the torque converter, providing an impeller hub including an outer circumferential surface and forming a weld joining the impeller shell and the impeller hub. The weld is contiguous with the back axial surface of the impeller shell. The weld is also contiguous with the outer circumferential surface of the impeller hub. The weld includes a root where the impeller shell and the impeller hub meet the weld. The method also includes machining the root. An impeller for a torque converter is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Craig McBurney, John Kachline, Miguel Angel Santana
  • Torque converter having a cover and impeller weld with a constrained diameter and method of welding the cover and impeller
    Patent number: 10072747
    Abstract: A torque converter, including: a cover including: a first portion having a first surface facing at least partially in a first axial direction and a second portion extending past the first surface in the first axial direction; an impeller including: an impeller shell with a third portion: disposed radially outward of the second portion; overlapping the second portion in a radial direction such that a first line passes through the second and third portions and having a second surface: facing in a second axial direction and adjacent to and aligned with the first surface in the first axial direction such that a second line passes through the first and second surfaces; at least one blade connected to the impeller shell; and a weld fixedly securing the cover to the impeller and in contact with the first and third portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Aditya Dattawadkar, Timothy Simon, John Kachline
  • TORQUE CONVERTER HAVING A COVER AND IMPELLER WELD WITH A CONSTRAINED DIAMETER AND METHOD OF WELDING THE COVER AND IMPELLER
    Publication number: 20160369878
    Abstract: A torque converter, including: a cover including: a first portion having a first surface facing at least partially in a first axial direction and a second portion extending past the first surface in the first axial direction; an impeller including: an impeller shell with a third portion: disposed radially outward of the second portion; overlapping the second portion in a radial direction such that a first line passes through the second and third portions and having a second surface: facing in a second axial direction and adjacent to and aligned with the first surface in the first axial direction such that a second line passes through the first and second surfaces; at least one blade connected to the impeller shell; and a weld fixedly securing the cover to the impeller and in contact with the first and third portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Aditya Dattawadkar, Timothy Simon, John Kachline
  • METHOD OF FORMING A TORQUE CONVERTER IMPELLER INCLUDING MACHINING A WELD ROOT
    Publication number: 20160131238
    Abstract: A method of forming an impeller for a torque converter is provided. The method includes providing an impeller shell including a back axial surface for facing away from an interior of the torque converter, providing an impeller hub including an outer circumferential surface and forming a weld joining the impeller shell and the impeller hub. The weld is contiguous with the back axial surface of the impeller shell. The weld is also contiguous with the outer circumferential surface of the impeller hub. The weld includes a root where the impeller shell and the impeller hub meet the weld. The method also includes machining the root. An impeller for a torque converter is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Craig MCBURNEY, John KACHLINE, Miguel Angel SANTANA