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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:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2007
Applicants:
Timothy M. Burns, Elbridge, NY (US);
Sankar K. Mohan, Jamesville, NY (US);
Anupam Sharma, Brewerton, NY (US);
Inventors:
Timothy M. Burns, Elbridge, NY (US);
Sankar K. Mohan, Jamesville, NY (US);
Anupam Sharma, Brewerton, NY (US);
Assignee:
MAGNA Powertrain USA, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 7/02 (2006.01); F16D 13/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A friction clutch comprising a plurality of first clutch plates and a plurality of second clutch plates, wherein at least a portion of each of the first clutch plates is frusto-conical in shape and wherein at last a portion of each of the second clutch plates has a shape that conforms to the at least the portion of the first clutch plates. A method for forming a friction clutch is also provided.