US Patent Issued to Schaeffler Technologies on March 4 for "Torque converter impeller with weld groove" (Mexican Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,241,531, issued on March 4, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).

"Torque converter impeller with weld groove" was invented by Ricardo Humberto Garcia (Puebla, Mexico) and Juan Silva (San Pedro Cholula, Mexico).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An impeller for a torque converter includes a rounded blade supporting portion, an inner radial portion, and an impeller hub. The inner radial portion includes an inner radial end disposed radially inwardly of the rounded blade supporting portion and an outer surface extending from the rounded blade supporting portion to the inner radial end. The impeller hub i...