Patents by Inventor Romulus CRISAN

Romulus CRISAN 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).

  • Solenoid actuated locking pawl with compliance mechanism
    Patent number: 11841082
    Abstract: A locking pawl arrangement with a motion compliance mechanism for use with various automotive devices having a rotating hub with a plurality of teeth. There is provided a pawl that is moveable between a disengaged position wherein the pawl is not engaged with the rotating hub, an engaged positioned where the pawl is engaged with the hub and an intermediate position that is between the disengaged position and engaged position. A locking cam is in contact with the pawl and moves between a disengaged position, an engaged position, and an intermediate position against the pawl. There is further provided an actuator that is engageable with the locking cam. The actuator moves between a retracted position and an extended position, thereby causing the locking cam to move the pawl between the intermediate position, disengaged position and engaged position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Magna Powertrain Inc.
    Inventors: Tak Man Loui, Adrian Cioc, Romulus Crisan, Stephen Yang, Dusan Milacic, Sean Steele, Myron Samila
  • SOLENOID ACTUATED LOCKING PAWL WITH COMPLIANCE MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20220186831
    Abstract: A locking pawl arrangement with a motion compliance mechanism for use with various automotive devices having a rotating hub with a plurality of teeth. There is provided a pawl that is moveable between a disengaged position wherein the pawl is not engaged with the rotating hub, an engaged positioned where the pawl is engaged with the hub and an intermediate position that is between the disengaged position and engaged position. A locking cam is in contact with the pawl and moves between a disengaged position, an engaged position, and an intermediate position against the pawl. There is further provided an actuator that is engageable with the locking cam. The actuator moves between a retracted position and an extended position, thereby causing the locking cam to move the pawl between the intermediate position, disengaged position and engaged position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: Magna Powertrain Inc.
    Inventors: Tak Man LOUI, Adrian CIOC, Romulus CRISAN, Stephen YANG, Dusan MILACIC, Sean STEELE, Myron SAMILA