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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:
Nov. 25, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lawrence Edward Ellis, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Joseph Swithan Vanselous, Highland, MI (US);
John E. Chancey, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (US);
Larry G Gargol, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Srikanth C. Reddy, Southfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 6/900 ; F16D 1/360 ; B23K 1/000 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 6/900 ; F16D 1/360 ; B23K 1/000 ;
Abstract
An aluminum pressure plate and flywheel, for a clutch in a vehicle drivetrain, have wear resistant surfaces applied at the clutch disc interface. The wear resistant surfaces are applied to the pressure plate and flywheel using a plasma transferred wire arc thermal spray process.