Patents by Inventor Thomas C. Stong

Thomas C. Stong 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).

  • Wear resistant coating for piston rings
    Patent number: 6562480
    Abstract: A wear resistant coating for protecting surfaces undergoing sliding contact is disclosed. The wear resistant coating is applied by high velocity oxygen-fuel (HVOF) deposition of a powdered blend of the coating constituents. The powdered blend includes a nickel-chromium alloy, chromium carbide, and molybdenum. The disclosed coating should find use as a bearing surface on piston rings, cylinder liners, and other components of a power cylinder assembly of an internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Dana Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas C. Stong, Peter J. Einberger, Thomas J. Smith
  • Wear resistant coating for piston rings
    Patent number: RE39070
    Abstract: A wear resistant coating for protecting surfaces undergoing sliding contact is disclosed. The wear resistant coating is applied by high velocity oxygen-fuel (HVOF) deposition of a powdered blend of the coating constituents. The powdered blend includes a nickel-chromium alloy, chromium carbide, and molybdenum. The disclosed coating should find use as a bearing surface on piston rings, cylinder liners, and other components of a power cylinder assembly of an internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Dana Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas C. Stong, Thomas J. Smith, Peter J. Einberger