Patents by Inventor Michael Gutowski

Michael Gutowski 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).

  • Patent number: 11913494
    Abstract: A hub bearing assembly includes a housing with a vertical bore, a bearing outer ring disposed within the bore and coupled with the housing and a bearing inner ring disposed within the bearing outer ring and having a central bore configured to receive a portion of the shaft. A set of rolling elements are disposed between the bearing outer and inner rings. An upper seal is disposed within the housing bore externally of the outer ring and includes an annular elastomeric seal body and a garter spring biasing a seal lip radially inwardly. A lower seal is disposed between the bearing outer and inner rings. Either the bearing inner ring is sized such that upper seal is disposed about the bearing inner ring or the hub bearing assembly further comprises an annular spacer disposed within the upper seal and adjacent to the upper axial end of the bearing inner ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignees: PEER BEARING COMPANY, AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Jordan Eric Gutowski, Andrew Michael Bauer, Stefano Urso, Marco Erminio Panchetti, Massimo Marivo, Giacomo Alvisi, Pierangelo Cherio, Roberto Viglietti, Riccardo Venturucci
  • Patent number: 11364864
    Abstract: A system includes a vehicle body which further includes a front beam. The system also includes an energy absorber that may be coupled to the front-end beam of the vehicle body. In an example, the energy absorber includes a first edge and a second edge that may be opposite to the first edge along a first direction. The energy absorber also includes a first exterior surface that extends between the first edge and the second edges of the energy absorber. Further, the first exterior surface includes a plurality of openings therein. The system also includes a grille having a first edge and a second edge which may be opposite to the first edge of the grille. In one example, the second edge of the grille may be coupled to the first edge of the energy absorber. The grille includes a plurality of extensions that may extend from the second edge in such a way that the plurality of extensions are positioned in the plurality of openings in the energy absorber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kyle Begle, Ken Osuagwu, Martin Lopez, Michael Gutowski
  • Publication number: 20210229612
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system that includes a vehicle body which further includes a front beam. The system also includes an energy absorber that may be coupled to the front-end beam of the vehicle body. In an example, the energy absorber includes a first edge and a second edge that may be opposite to the first edge along a first direction. The energy absorber also includes a first exterior surface that extends between the first edge and the second edges of the energy absorber. Further, the first exterior surface includes a plurality of openings therein. The system also includes a grille having a first edge and a second edge which may be opposite to the first edge of the grille. In one example, the second edge of the grille may be coupled to the first edge of the energy absorber. The grille includes a plurality of extensions that may extend from the second edge in such a way that the plurality of extensions are positioned in the plurality of openings in the energy absorber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Kyle Begle, Ken Osuagwu, Martin Lopez, Michael Gutowski
  • Publication number: 20110242410
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for providing image and/or sound information in digital form, in particular of films, for transmission to a preferably mobile device by means of computers, comprising the following method steps: —providing the digital image and/or sound information in at least two formats on a data carrier; —providing software for recognizing a device connected to the computer and the format required there and for transmitting the image and/or sound information onto the device; —detecting and recognizing the device connected to the computer together with the format; —selecting the suitable format; —transmitting the image and/or sound information in the selected format onto the device. The invention further relates to a corresponding data carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventor: Michael Gutowski