Patents by Inventor Raymond A. Sorce

Raymond A. Sorce 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).

  • Carbon to carbon friction clutch
    Patent number: 4846326
    Abstract: A friction clutch in which carbon input disks are coupled to a flywheel by radial slots in their peripheries. Carbon input disks are coupled to a drive shaft by means of inner, radial slots and a metallic hub which contains slot-matching fingers. The input and output disks as well as the hub are axially free standing when the clutch is disengaged. The design distributes load more uniformly over the carbon plates than previous devices and allows greater service life of the clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1989
    Inventors: McLane Tilton, John E. Lindo, Raymond A. Sorce
  • Carbon to carbon friction clutch
    Patent number: RE36363
    Abstract: A friction clutch in which carbon input disks are coupled to a flywheel by radial slots in their peripheries. Carbon input disks are coupled to a drive shaft by means of inner, radial slots and a metallic hub which contains slot-matching fingers. The input and output disks as well as the hub are axially free standing when the clutch is disengaged. The design distributes load more uniformly over the carbon plates than previous devices and allows greater service life of the clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Tilton Engineering
    Inventors: McLane Tilton, John E. Lindo, Raymond A. Sorce