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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:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2003
Applicants:
Terry E. Nels, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Matthew J. Trippel, Dayton, OH (US);
Inventors:
Terry E. Nels, Beavercreek, OH (US);
Matthew J. Trippel, Dayton, OH (US);
Assignee:
Sulzer Euroflamm US Inc., Dayton, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 13/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method are shown for reducing material in a core which receives a plurality of segments. The invention may further include a plurality of segmented pieces that are arranged to provide a plurality of gaps that lie in a predetermined sweep angle and that may comprise a scoop for facilitating channeling fluid into a gap between adjacent material segments. Various manufacturing approaches are also disclosed for manufacturing and assembling a ring for use in a traditional transmission or clutch plate manufacturing and assembly system.