Patents by Inventor Rok Pavlin

Rok Pavlin 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).

  • Hydrodynamic converter
    Patent number: 6782982
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydrodynamic converter comprising a torus-shaped working chamber surrounding the converter axis, said chamber having the form of a ring channel in an axial cross-section; an impeller which is rotationally fixed to an input shaft; a turbine wheel which is rotationally fixed to an output shaft, and a ring of adjustable guide vanes. The converter is designed in such a way that it has a lambda value of less than 0.0005.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Voith Turbo GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Georg Wahl, Hans Schirle, Marjan Gantar, Rok Pavlin, Dusan Florjancic
  • Hydrodynamic converter
    Publication number: 20030037543
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydrodynamic converter comprising a torus-shaped working chamber surrounding the converter axis, said chamber having the form of a ring channel in an axial cross-section; an impeller which is rotationally fixed to an input shaft; a turbine wheel which is rotationally fixed to an output shaft; and a ring of adjustable vanes. The converter is designed in such a way that it has a lambda value of less than 0.0005.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Georg Wahl, Hans Schirle, Marjan Gantar, Rok Pavlin