Patents by Inventor Kayla Covington

Kayla Covington 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).

  • CLUTCH ASSEMBLY INCLUDING WET FRICTION MATERIAL WITH COLLOIDAL SILICA COATING
    Publication number: 20230272832
    Abstract: A clutch assembly for a motor vehicle drivetrain includes a rigid support and a wet friction material fixed to a surface of the rigid support. The wet friction material includes a base material including a matrix of fibers and filler particles embedded in the matrix of fibers; a binder embedded in the base material; and a colloidal silica coating applied onto an outer surface of the base material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Kayla Covington, Michael Yanetta, Murat Bakan
  • CLUTCH ASSEMBLY INCLUDING CALCINED KAOLIN CLAY WET FRICTION MATERIAL WITH IMPROVED DURABILITY
    Publication number: 20230228311
    Abstract: A clutch assembly for a motor vehicle drivetrain includes a rigid support and a wet friction material fixed to a surface of the rigid support. The wet friction material includes a base material including a matrix of fibers and filler particles embedded in the matrix of fibers; and a binder embedded in the base material. The base material includes, by weight percent, 30-55% cellulose fibers and 10-50% calcined kaolin clay. The base material also includes at least one of 1-20% graphite having a mean particle size of 35 to 85 microns, 20-40% diatomaceous earth in combination with the binder being tung modified phenolic resin, 5-20% chopped aramid fibers, or 5-20% of novoloid fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Yanetta, Rashid Farahati, Dr. Murat Bakan, Kayla Covington
  • CLUTCH ASSEMBLY INCLUDING WET FRICTION MATERIAL WITH CALCINED KAOLIN CLAY AND TUNG MODIFIED PHENOLIC RESIN
    Publication number: 20230213078
    Abstract: A clutch assembly for a motor vehicle drivetrain includes a rigid support and a wet friction material fixed to a surface of the rigid support. The wet friction material includes a base material including a matrix of fibers and filler particles embedded in the matrix of fibers. The filler particles include calcined kaolin clay, and the base material includes, by percent weight, 5 to 60% of calcined kaolin clay. The wet friction material also includes a binder embedded in the base material. The binder is tung modified phenolic resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Kayla Covington, Rashid Farahati, Murat Bakan, Michael Yanetta