ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,510,137, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to BorgWarner Inc. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).
"Automatic mechanical tensioner with adjustable initial position" was invented by Joseph P. Goodsell (Groton, N.Y.), Joseph Manley (Lansing, N.Y.), Bradley F. Adams (Homer, N.Y.), John Crockett (Freeville, N.Y.), Sean R. Simmons (Ithaca, N.Y.) and Richard Love (Newfield, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automatic mechanical tensioner assembly with a shipping and installation position in which a collar engages a fixed hollow sleeve, limiting or securing a moveable tensioner housing in place against the force of a spring. The collar has a semicircular ...