Patents by Inventor Robert P. Tata

Robert P. Tata 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).

  • Patent number: 4645432
    Abstract: A magnetic drive pump for use as a vehicle coolant pump. A fluid housing fixed to the engine block as an impeller mounted on the outside of a cylindrical support integrally stamped into a front wall of the housing. A pulley has a central hub that is rotatably mounted within the cylindrical support, coaxial with the impeller bearing. A web of the pulley and the impeller both face the housing front wall in closely spaced, parallel relation, with opposed matching magnetic drive elements. The structure is particularly simple and compact, and needs no cartridge or bearing seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1987
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Robert P. Tata