Patents by Inventor Keith SPORE

Keith SPORE 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 blade assembly with braced tab
    Patent number: 12196298
    Abstract: A blade assembly for a torque converter includes a shell extending annularly about an axis and defining an inner surface and a plurality of blades arranged around the inner surface of the shell. The plurality of blades each include a curved portion contacting the inner surface. The plurality of blades each further include a brace including a first leg and a second leg each extending circumferentially from the curved portion relative to the axis. The second leg is radially spaced from the first leg relative to the axis. The plurality of blades each further include a tab disposed radially between the first leg and the second leg relative to the axis. The tab extends axially from the curved portion relative to the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Keith Spore, Randy Keller
  • Press fit or clinch stud retention support feature without welding
    Patent number: 10823267
    Abstract: A torque converter drive plate, comprising a drive stud that includes a head, and a drive plate that includes a single continuous layer of material extending from a front of the drive plate, around a radial surface of the drive plate, and to a back of the drive plate, wherein the drive stud is secured into a hole of the drive plate, wherein the back of the drive plate covers the head and is in contact with a surface of the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: David Lewis, Keith Spore
  • PRESS FIT OR CLINCH STUD RETENTION SUPPORT FEATURE WITHOUT WELDING
    Publication number: 20190368589
    Abstract: A torque converter drive plate, comprising a drive stud that includes a head, and a drive plate that includes a single continuous layer of material extending from a front of the drive plate, around a radial surface of the drive plate, and to a back of the drive plate, wherein the drive stud is secured into a hole of the drive plate, wherein the back of the drive plate covers the head and is in contact with a surface of the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: David LEWIS, Keith SPORE