Patents by Inventor Nabil Mishrigi

Nabil Mishrigi 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).

  • Combination belt tensioner and idler
    Patent number: 6857979
    Abstract: A combination belt tensioner and idler has a fixed pivot structure. A moveable arm is mounted for pivotable movement about the pivot structure. A belt tensioning pulley is mounted on the moveable arm. A helical coil spring biases the moveable arm in a direction so as to force the pulley into tensioning engagement with a belt. A mounting bolt mounts the fixed pivot structure on a motor vehicle engine. An idler pulley is mounted for rotational movement about an axis defined by the mounting bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Litens Automotive Partnership
    Inventors: Bruce Macnaughton, Robert J. Laing, Nabil Mishrigi
  • Combination belt tensioner and idler
    Publication number: 20030083164
    Abstract: A combination belt tensioner and idler has a fixed pivot structure. A moveable arm is mounted for pivotable movement about the pivot structure. A belt tensioning pulley is mounted on the moveable arm. A helical coil spring biases the moveable arm in a direction so as to force the pulley into tensioning engagement with a belt. A mounting bolt mounts the fixed pivot structure on a motor vehicle engine. An idler pulley is mounted for rotational movement about an axis defined by the mounting bolt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: Bruce MacNaughton, Robert J. Laing, Nabil Mishrigi