Patents by Inventor Wanzhi Han

Wanzhi Han 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: 11549558
    Abstract: An isolator decoupler comprising a shaft, a pulley journalled to the shaft, a one-way clutch engaged with the shaft, a spring carrier engaged with the one-way clutch, the spring carrier having a spring carrier surface, a torsion spring having a first end laser welded to the pulley and a second end laser welded to the spring carrier, the torsion spring having a volute with a width w, an annular spring support member having a spring support member outside surface, the annular spring support member independently moveable from the spring carrier and independently moveable from the shaft, a gap g between the annular spring support member and the spring carrier, the gap g being less than the width w, the first end comprising a first end coil, the first end coil bearing upon the spring support member outside surface, the first end coil laser welded to the spring support member outside surface, a torsion spring radial contraction limited by engagement with the spring carrier surface, and the gap g and the width w hav
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Gates Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Ward, Xiaohua Joe Chen, Charles M. Sendegeya, Alexander Serkh, Yahya Hodjat, Essie Rahdar, Wanzhi Han
  • Publication number: 20200040947
    Abstract: An isolator decoupler comprising a shaft, a pulley journalled to the shaft, a one-way clutch engaged with the shaft, a spring carrier engaged with the one-way clutch, the spring carrier having a spring carrier surface, a torsion spring having a first end laser welded to the pulley and a second end laser welded to the spring carrier, the torsion spring having a volute with a width w, an annular spring support member having a spring support member outside surface, the annular spring support member independently moveable from the spring carrier and independently moveable from the shaft, a gap g between the annular spring support member and the spring carrier, the gap g being less than the width w, the first end comprising a first end coil, the first end coil bearing upon the spring support member outside surface, the first end coil laser welded to the spring support member outside surface, a torsion spring radial contraction limited by engagement with the spring carrier surface, and the gap g and the width w hav
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Ward, Xiaohua Joe Chen, Charles M. Sendegeya, Alexander Serkh, Yahya Hodjat, Essie Rahdar, Wanzhi Han
  • Publication number: 20180010671
    Abstract: A tensioner comprising a base, a shaft press fit into the base, a pivot arm journalled to the shaft, the pivot arm having a first frustoconical portion and a frustoconical bushing disposed thereon, a pulley journalled to the pivot arm, a torsion spring engaged between the base and the pivot arm for biasing the pivot arm, a seal disposed between the base and pivot arm on the shaft, the shaft comprising a second frustoconical portion describing an apex angle ?, and the torsion spring applying an axial spring force to the pivot arm such that the first frustoconical portion is in pressing engagement with the second frustoconical portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Xiaohua Joe Chen, Oliver Stegelmann, Piotr Dec, Rudy Pupulin, Wanzhi Han