Patents by Inventor Miguel Angel SANTANA

Miguel Angel SANTANA 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).

  • Method of forming a torque converter impeller including machining a weld root
    Patent number: 10197142
    Abstract: A method of forming an impeller for a torque converter is provided. The method includes providing an impeller shell including a back axial surface for facing away from an interior of the torque converter, providing an impeller hub including an outer circumferential surface and forming a weld joining the impeller shell and the impeller hub. The weld is contiguous with the back axial surface of the impeller shell. The weld is also contiguous with the outer circumferential surface of the impeller hub. The weld includes a root where the impeller shell and the impeller hub meet the weld. The method also includes machining the root. An impeller for a torque converter is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Craig McBurney, John Kachline, Miguel Angel Santana
  • METHOD OF FORMING A TORQUE CONVERTER IMPELLER INCLUDING MACHINING A WELD ROOT
    Publication number: 20160131238
    Abstract: A method of forming an impeller for a torque converter is provided. The method includes providing an impeller shell including a back axial surface for facing away from an interior of the torque converter, providing an impeller hub including an outer circumferential surface and forming a weld joining the impeller shell and the impeller hub. The weld is contiguous with the back axial surface of the impeller shell. The weld is also contiguous with the outer circumferential surface of the impeller hub. The weld includes a root where the impeller shell and the impeller hub meet the weld. The method also includes machining the root. An impeller for a torque converter is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Craig MCBURNEY, John KACHLINE, Miguel Angel SANTANA