Patents by Inventor Mario Benassi

Mario Benassi 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).

  • Resiliently supported connection unit for joining a transmission shaft to a transmission coupling element
    Patent number: 4430066
    Abstract: The unit comprises a connection element for connecting one end of a shaft to a coupling element, and provided with a set of active surfaces which comprise a portion of the lateral surface of a pyramid and are arranged to engage with corresponding active surfaces provided in said coupling element or on said second end, said connection element being provided with at least one rolling track for a row of rolling bodies; the unit also comprises a row of rolling bodies disposed between said connection element and a ring which is also provided with a rolling track, said rolling bodies being arranged to roll on said tracks of the connection element and ring, said ring being resiliently supported from a frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1984
    Assignee: RIV-SKF Officine Di Villar Perosa S.p.A.
    Inventor: Mario Benassi