Patents by Inventor Jose Cruz VAZQUEZ VALDEZ

Jose Cruz VAZQUEZ VALDEZ 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).

  • TORQUE CONVERTER COVER TO PILOT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20230332677
    Abstract: A method of assembling a pilot to a torque converter cover is provided with the method including: (a) providing the pilot having an annular projection in a connection region; (b) forming a torque converter cover of a torque converter with a complementary recess or annular groove to the annular projection in a mating connection region; (c) positioning the pilot on the torque converter cover with the annular projection at least partially received in the complementary recess or annular groove; and (d) applying force and energy to the pilot to weld the pilot to the torque converter cover. A torque converter assembly is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jose Cruz VAZQUEZ VALDEZ, Craig MCBURNEY
  • Torque converter cover to pilot assembly
    Patent number: 11788612
    Abstract: A method of assembling a pilot to a torque converter cover is provided with the method including: (a) providing the pilot having an annular projection in a connection region; (b) forming a torque converter cover of a torque converter with a complementary recess or annular groove to the annular projection in a mating connection region; (c) positioning the pilot on the torque converter cover with the annular projection at least partially received in the complementary recess or annular groove; and (d) applying force and energy to the pilot to weld the pilot to the torque converter cover. A torque converter assembly is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jose Cruz Vazquez Valdez, Craig McBurney