Patents by Inventor Lynda A. Elsas

Lynda A. Elsas 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).

  • Tensioner
    Patent number: 11168767
    Abstract: A tensioner comprising a base, a pivot arm pivotally mounted to the base, a spring disposed between the pivot arm and the base, an arcuate damping member engaged on one end of the spring, the arcuate damping member frictionally engaged with the base, a pulley journalled to the pivot arm on a shaft, the pivot arm comprising stamped metal and a rolled edge and one or more reinforcing ribs, and the spring and the shaft being laser welded to the pivot arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Gates Corporation
    Inventors: Yahya Hodjat, Lynda A. Elsas, Richard L. Billings
  • Tensioner
    Patent number: 10883575
    Abstract: A tensioner comprising a base, a pivot arm pivotally engaged with the base, a pulley journalled to the pivot arm, a torsion spring engaged between the base and the pivot arm, the torsion spring comprising a planar cylindrical portion integrally formed into an end of the torsion spring, and a damping member engaged with the planar cylindrical portion, the damping member frictionally engaging the base and being loaded in an unwinding direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Gates Corporation
    Inventors: Yahya Hodjat, Lynda Elsas
  • Tensioner
    Publication number: 20200124143
    Abstract: A tensioner comprising a base, a pivot arm pivotally mounted to the base, a spring disposed between the pivot arm and the base, an arcuate damping member engaged on one end of the spring, the arcuate damping member frictionally engaged with the base, a pulley journalled to the pivot arm on a shaft, the pivot arm comprising stamped metal and a rolled edge and one or more reinforcing ribs, and the spring and the shaft being laser welded to the pivot arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Yahya Hodjat, Lynda A. Elsas, Richard L. Billings
  • Tensioner
    Publication number: 20190203810
    Abstract: A tensioner comprising a base, a pivot arm pivotally engaged with the base, a pulley journalled to the pivot arm, a torsion spring engaged between the base and the pivot arm, the torsion spring comprising a planar cylindrical portion integrally formed into an end of the torsion spring, and a damping member engaged with the planar cylindrical portion, the damping member frictionally engaging the base and being loaded in an unwinding direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Yahya Hodjat, Lynda Elsas