Patents by Inventor Sorin Ciobotaru

Sorin Ciobotaru 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: 8092328
    Abstract: A dual tensioner assembly for a two-belt drive system including a mounting bracket, a first and second cup coaxial and integrally formed on opposite sides of the mounting bracket with a common base wall having a hub formed therein, a first and second pivot arm each having an integral cylindrical member and each having a tensioner pulley journaled thereon, a tensioning mechanism in each cup biasing its respective pivot arm, a pivot shaft in each cup that is fitted into the hub, and a sleeve bushing on each pivot shaft pivotably supporting its respective cylindrical members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: The Gates Corporation
    Inventors: Piotr Dec, Sorin Ciobotaru
  • Publication number: 20100331127
    Abstract: A dual tensioner assembly for a two-belt drive system including a mounting bracket, a first and second cup coaxial and integrally formed on opposite sides of the mounting bracket with a common base wall having a hub formed therein, a first and second pivot arm each having an integral cylindrical member and each having a tensioner pulley journaled thereon, a tensioning mechanism in each cup biasing its respective pivot arm, a pivot shaft in each cup that is fitted into the hub, and a sleeve bushing on each pivot shaft pivotably supporting its respective cylindrical members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: THE GATES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Piotr Dec, Sorin Ciobotaru
  • Publication number: 20100281659
    Abstract: A belt clamp comprising a first body (10) having an arcuate surface (12), a second body (20) having an arcuate surface (22), a clevis (30) engageable between the first body arcuate surface (12) and the second body arcuate surface (22), the clevis having a form compatible with the first body arcuate surface and the second body arcuate surface, the clevis further having a substantially teardrop shape, a fastener (F) for securing the first body to the second body whereby a belt is clamped between the first body arcuate surface and the clevis and the second body arcuate surface and the clevis, and a receiver (16) for attaching the belt clamp to a mounting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2009
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: Sorin Ciobotaru, Sanjeev Sholapukar, Barry Fletcher, John M. Shaw
  • Publication number: 20100257705
    Abstract: A belt clamp comprising a first member, a second member having a hinge engagement with the first member at a distal end of the second member, the second member having a recess for receiving a belt, a fastener for clamping the first member to the second member, and the first member having a side portion that is proximately alignable with the second member by operation of the hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventor: Sorin Ciobotaru