Patents by Inventor Mark Shrock

Mark Shrock 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 with expanded radius cover and method thereof
    Patent number: 11092221
    Abstract: A torque converter, including: an impeller supported for rotation around an axis of rotation and including an impeller shell and at least one impeller blade non-rotatably connected to the impeller shell; a cover arranged to receive a rotational torque and including a distal portion including an interior surface in contact with the impeller shell, and an expanded radius portion extending from the distal portion in an axial direction and including an interior surface facing at least partly in a radially inner direction pointing toward the axis of rotation; and a turbine in fluid communication with the impeller and including a turbine shell and at least one turbine blade non-rotatably connected to the turbine shell. The interior surface of the expanded radius portion is located further in a radially outer direction than the interior surface of the distal portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rolf Mueller, Nigel Gurney, Mark Shrock
  • TORQUE CONVERTER WITH EXPANDED RADIUS COVER AND METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20210231202
    Abstract: A torque converter, including: an impeller supported for rotation around an axis of rotation and including an impeller shell and at least one impeller blade non-rotatably connected to the impeller shell; a cover arranged to receive a rotational torque and including a distal portion including an interior surface in contact with the impeller shell, and an expanded radius portion extending from the distal portion in an axial direction and including an interior surface facing at least partly in a radially inner direction pointing toward the axis of rotation; and a turbine in fluid communication with the impeller and including a turbine shell and at least one turbine blade non-rotatably connected to the turbine shell. The interior surface of the expanded radius portion is located further in a radially outer direction than the interior surface of the distal portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Rolf Mueller, Nigel Gurney, Mark Shrock