Patents by Inventor Philipp STREIT

Philipp STREIT 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).

  • Valve train retention clip with integrated locking pin anti-rotation feature
    Patent number: 10119606
    Abstract: A clip for a switchable roller finger follower that includes a retainer for a hydraulic lash adjuster, and an anti-rotation feature that prevents rotation of a coupling pin is provided. The clip includes a first leg arranged adjacent to a dome-shaped recess on a bottom surface of an outer lever of the switchable roller finger follower that includes a retainer for the hydraulic lash adjuster, and a second leg of the clip includes an anti-rotation bar that extends laterally across a part of the coupling pin and prevents rotation of the coupling pin. A switchable finger follower with the clip is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Faheem Ahmed, Colin Foster, Michael Kugler, Philipp Streit
  • VALVE TRAIN RETENTION CLIP WITH INTEGRATED LOCKING PIN ANTI-ROTATION FEATURE
    Publication number: 20180252306
    Abstract: A clip for a switchable roller finger follower that includes a retainer for a hydraulic lash adjuster, and an anti-rotation feature that prevents rotation of a coupling pin is provided. The clip includes a first leg arranged adjacent to a dome-shaped recess on a bottom surface of an outer lever of the switchable roller finger follower that includes a retainer for the hydraulic lash adjuster, and a second leg of the clip includes an anti-rotation bar that extends laterally across a part of the coupling pin and prevents rotation of the coupling pin. A switchable finger follower with the clip is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Faheem AHMED, Colin FOSTER, Michael KUGLER, Philipp STREIT