Patents by Inventor Shun Xun Zhang

Shun Xun Zhang 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).

  • Publication number: 20250137525
    Abstract: A torque transfer member having a strengthened fluid port and a method of making the same. The torque transfer member includes a body member formed of a steel alloy and is rotatable about a rotational axis. The body member includes an external surface, an interior surface defining a fluid passageway extending through the body, and a fluid port in communication with the fluid passageway. The fluid port includes a port surface connecting the external surface of the body to the interior surface of the fluid passageway. A compressive load above a yield point of the steel alloy is applied to the port surface by using a steel mandrel having a hardness of greater than 60 HRC. The body member is subjected to a heat treated process to form a hardened case after the compressive load is removed from the port surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Shun Xun Zhang, Bradly Trine
  • Patent number: 12276332
    Abstract: A torque transfer member having a strengthened fluid port and a method of making the same. The torque transfer member includes a body member formed of a steel alloy and is rotatable about a rotational axis. The body member includes an external surface, an interior surface defining a fluid passageway extending through the body, and a fluid port in communication with the fluid passageway. The fluid port includes a port surface connecting the external surface of the body to the interior surface of the fluid passageway. A compressive load above a yield point of the steel alloy is applied to the port surface by using a steel mandrel having a hardness of greater than 60 HRC. The body member is subjected to a heat treated process to form a hardened case after the compressive load is removed from the port surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Shun Xun Zhang, Bradly Trine