Patents by Inventor Salvatore Contrino

Salvatore Contrino 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).

  • Friction part for a frictionally acting device
    Patent number: 8424664
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a friction part for a frictionally acting device, having an annular friction face which has an inner edge and an outer edge, wherein at least one set of grooves is provided in the friction face, which set of grooves has a first groove which extends from the inner edge or the outer edge to a branching point between the inner edge and the outer edge, and a second and third groove which extend in each case from the branching point to the other edge. According to the invention, the second groove is inclined in the one peripheral direction and the third groove is inclined in the other peripheral direction of the direction face with respect to a radial line through the branching point. The present invention also describes a frictionally acting device having a frictions part of said type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Borgwarner, Inc.
    Inventors: Emilio Luciano Giuseppe Fabricius, Salvatore Contrino
  • FRICTION PART FOR A FRICTIONALLY ACTING DEVICE, AND FRICTIONALLY ACTING DEVICE HAVING A FRICTION PART OF SAID TYPE
    Publication number: 20100006388
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a friction part for a frictionally acting device, having an annular friction face which has an inner edge and an outer edge, wherein at least one set of grooves is provided in the friction face, which set of grooves has a first groove which extends from the inner edge or the outer edge to a branching point between the inner edge and the outer edge, and a second and third groove which extend in each case from the branching point to the other edge. According to the invention, the second groove is inclined in the one peripheral direction and the third groove is inclined in the other peripheral direction of the direction face with respect to a radial line through the branching point. The present invention also describes a frictionally acting device having a frictions part of said type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: BORGWARNER INC.
    Inventors: Emilio Luciano Giuseppe Fabricius, Salvatore Contrino