Patents by Inventor Stephen M Leitner

Stephen M Leitner 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).

  • Engine/transmission combination mounting system
    Patent number: 6390223
    Abstract: A mounting arrangement for an engine/transmission combination in a front wheel drive vehicle including a bearing support at either end of the engine/transmission and a pair of elongated torque struts between the vehicle structure and the engine/transmission. The two torque struts extend substantially parallel to one another and are positioned substantially in a vertically extending plane. The torque struts restrain torsionally induced rolling movements of the engine/transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: James C Savage, Robert P Uhlig, Stephen M Leitner, Brian D. Dwyer
  • Engine mount with vertical alignment
    Patent number: 6270066
    Abstract: An engine mount with vertical alignment for mounting a powertrain member on a chassis of a vehicle. The engine mount with vertical alignment has a mount body which has a hollow core for housing a metal core. The metal core has at least one channel for accepting a vertically placed bolt, the metal core being held in position by a rubber mount. The metal core interfaces with a mounting bracket that is connected to a powertrain member for vertical mounting onto a chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Richard R. Pasek, Thomas M. Knowles, Stephen M. Leitner, Brian D. Dwyer, Stephen D. Donohue
  • Torque strut with end weights
    Patent number: 6234268
    Abstract: An engine/transmission mounting arrangement in a front wheel drive vehicle including a bearing support at either end of the engine/transmission and an improved torque strut between the vehicle structure and the engine/transmission for restraining torsionally induced rolling movements of the engine/transmission. The improved torque strut having a substantial added mass to an end portion adjacent to the connection of the torque strut with the engine/transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: James C Savage, Stephen M Leitner, Brian D Dwyer