Patents by Inventor Zbigniew M. Koziol

Zbigniew M. Koziol 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).

  • Plain bearing
    Patent number: 10087984
    Abstract: A plain bearing comprising a generally cylindrical sidewall having a first axial end and a second axial end; and a curved portion disposed at the first axial end, wherein the generally cylindrical sidewall has a thickness, wherein the curved portion has an effective material thickness, wherein the effective material thickness of the curved portion is n-times thicker than the thickness of the generally cylindrical sidewall, and wherein n equals 2, 3, 4, or even 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alan F. Hunter, Zbigniew M. Koziol, Nicholas F. Witting
  • PLAIN BEARING
    Publication number: 20170002858
    Abstract: A plain bearing comprising a generally cylindrical sidewall having a first axial end and a second axial end; and a curved portion disposed at the first axial end, wherein the generally cylindrical sidewall has a thickness, wherein the curved portion has an effective material thickness, wherein the effective material thickness of the curved portion is n-times thicker than the thickness of the generally cylindrical sidewall, and wherein n equals 2, 3, 4, or even 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Alan F. Hunter, Zbigniew M. Koziol, Nicholas F. Witting