Patents
US 8672785 B2: Blade tensioner and bracket for blade tensioner including pocket pivot feature
- Granted
- 2014-03-18
- Filed
- 2011-08-29 application 13220021
- Type
- Utility · 10 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A blade-type chain tensioner includes a bracket that includes a main wall, a ramp projecting from the main wall, and a pivot pocket including an internal concave pivot surface. A tensioner blade assembly is operatively connected to the bracket. The tensioner blade assembly includes a polymeric shoe and a spring connected to the shoe. The shoe includes a free end supported on the ramp, a pivot end engaged with the pivot pocket, and a central body that extends between the free end and the pivot end. The pivot end of the shoe includes a pivot barrel including an external convex pivot surface. The pivot barrel is engaged with the pivot pocket and the external pivot surface of the pivot barrel is slidably abutted with the internal pivot surface of the pivot pocket such that the pivot barrel is reciprocally angularly movable in the pivot pocket.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg140318.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloyes Gear and Products, Inc. 19 patents | US company or organization | Barling, AR | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James D. Young | Chesaning, MI | 17 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16H | Gearing | F16H7/08 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T29/49826 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | ELDRIDGE CREDIT ADVISERS, LLC signed 2026-05-01 | MOP-CLOYES, INC. FORT SMITH, AR | 74545/887 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-02-23 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | MOP-CLOYES, INC. signed 2022-02-17 | MARANON CAPITAL, L.P. CHICAGO, IL | 59080/275 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2022-02-18 | Name change Change of name | HH-CLOYES, INC. signed 2022-02-17 | MOP-CLOYES, INC. FORT SMITH, AR | 59313/774 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2022-02-18 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | LBC CREDIT AGENCY SERVICES, LLC, AS AGENT signed 2022-02-17 | HH-CLOYES, INC. FORT SMITH, AR | 59232/1 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-07-09 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CLOYES GEAR AND PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2018-04-04 | HH-CLOYES, INC. FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | 47254/45 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-06-21 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | HH-CLOYES, INC. signed 2018-04-04 | LBC CREDIT AGENCY SERVICES, LLC, AS AGENT PHILADELPHIA, PA | 46410/539 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-04-05 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT signed 2018-04-04 | CLOYES GEAR AND PRODUCTS, INC. FORT SMITH, AR | 45845/469 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-06-08 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC. signed 2017-06-05 CLOYES GEAR AND PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2017-06-05 GREDE II LLC signed 2017-06-05 GREDE LLC signed 2017-06-05 METALDYNE BSM, LLC signed 2017-06-05 METALDYNE, LLC signed 2017-06-05 MSP INDUSTRIES CORPORATION signed 2017-06-05 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT BROOKLYN, NY | 42734/1 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-04-06 | Release of security interest Release of security interest in patents recorded at r/f 034024/0217 | GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, AS AGENT signed 2017-04-06 | CLOYES GEAR AND PRODUCTS, INC. FORT SMITH, AR | 42178/504 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-10-21 | Release of security interest Release of security interest in patents (release of 029087/0140) | GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA signed 2014-10-20 | CLOYES GEAR AND PRODUCTS, INC. FORT SMITH, AR | 34029/635 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-10-20 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement | CLOYES GEAR AND PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2014-10-20 | GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 34024/217 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2013-02-14 | Release of security interest Termination of security interest reel/frame 025998/0965 and 028863/0964 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. signed 2012-10-05 | CLOYES GEAR AND PRODUCTS, INC. FORT SMITH, AR | 29816/396 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2012-10-08 | Release of security interest Termination of security interest | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., signed 2012-10-05 | CLOYES GEAR AND PRODUCTS, INC., FORT SMITH, AR | 29088/944 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2012-10-05 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | CLOYES GEAR AND PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2012-10-05 | GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 29087/140 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2012-08-28 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | CLOYES GEAR AND PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2012-08-24 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 28863/964 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2012-08-28 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | CLOYES GEAR AND PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2012-08-24 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 28863/910 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2011-10-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | YOUNG, JAMES D. signed 2011-10-03 | CLOYES GEAR AND PRODUCTS, INC. FORT SMITH, AR | 27042/780 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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