Patents by Inventor Randy Lee Miller

Randy Lee Miller 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).

  • Forming contoured torque converter parts with slots
    Patent number: 7020596
    Abstract: A method for forming complex contoured torque converter components with slots. A two dimensional blank is developed that will allow for the piercing of slots into a torque converter component while the blank is still essentially planar, as it proceeds through a progressive die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Randy Lee Miller, Thomas William Thompson, Alfred Balacan Victoria, Dean Bernard Bruewer, Lawrence Jensen Budge