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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2003
Filed:
May. 17, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Scott C. Jackson, Bellows Falls, VT (US);
Assignee:
Sonnax Industries, Inc., Bellows Falls, VT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 1/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 1/704 ;
Abstract
A two component thrust washer assembly for a vehicle torque converter has a first component made of a durable polyimide material with an annular wear face and three axially projecting pins. The second component is made of metal and has a mating portion with three openings to receive the pins and an area to engage an adjacent element of a torque converter.