Patents by Inventor Mike SWANK

Mike SWANK 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).

  • Publication number: 20190264775
    Abstract: A centrifugal pendulum absorber is provided. The centrifugal pendulum absorber includes a flange, a first mass fixed circumferentially movable with respect to the flange by first rollers along a first pendulum path, a second mass fixed circumferentially movable with respect to the flange by second rollers along a second pendulum path, and a spring connecting a circumferential end of the pair of first masses to a circumferential end of the pair of second masses. The first and second pendulum paths each include a middle region and circumferential ends extending radially inward from the middle region such that the first and second masses are movable radially inward such that the spring compresses when first and second masses are at the circumferential ends of the respective first and second pendulum paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Stephan FACEMIRE, Mike SWANK, Thorsten KRAUSE, Benjamin VOEGTLE