Patents by Inventor Richard John Woiten

Richard John Woiten 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).

  • Method of making a thrust washer
    Patent number: 3981060
    Abstract: The thrust race comprises circumferentially spaced tabs on the outer flange with cutouts located circumferentially adjacent each side of each tab.The thrust race is formed from sheet metal. Annular blanks are blanked in the sheet metal, the cutouts are made on the outside perimeter of the annular blank, the tab between each pair of cutouts is formed, and the annular blank then removed from the flat sheet metal. The outer portion of the annular blank is bent to form an axially extending outer flange having a plurality of circumferentially spaced tabs extending inwardly from the flange toward the bore of the thrust washer with cutouts located circumferentially adjacent each side of each of the tabs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1976
    Assignee: The Torrington Company
    Inventors: Richard Lassen Alling, Richard John Woiten
  • Thrust washer
    Patent number: 3937541
    Abstract: The thrust race comprises circumferentially spaced tabs on the outer flange with cutouts located circumferentially adjacent each side of each tab.The thrust race is formed from sheet metal. Annular blanks are blanked in the sheet metal, the cutouts are made on the outside perimeter of the annular blank, the tab between each pair of cutouts is formed, and the annular blank then removed from the flat sheet metal. The outer portion of the annular blank is bent to form an axially extending outer flange having a plurality of circumferentially spaced tabs extending inwardly from the flange toward the bore of the thrust washer with cutouts located circumferentially adjacent each side of each of the tabs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1974
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1976
    Assignee: The Torrington Company
    Inventors: Richard Lassen Alling, Richard John Woiten