Patents
US 9273628 B2: Piston with improved side loading resistance
- Granted
- 2016-03-01
- Filed
- 2014-04-08 application 14247875
- Type
- Utility · 23 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A piston including a crown and at least one pin tower coupled to the crown. The pin tower has an opening therein configured to receive a pin therein along a pin axis. The piston further includes a skirt extending generally away from the crown, the skirt including a pair of opposed skirt panel portions. The skirt has a generally non-circular oval shape having a major axis extending generally parallel to the pin axis, wherein the panel portions are offset from the major axis.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg160301.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERFORMANCE MOTORSPORTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 patents | US company or organization | Mentor, OH | PERFORMANCE MOTORSPORTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Z. Golya | Mentor, OH | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F02F | Cylinders, pistons or casings, for combustion engines; arrangements of sealings in combustion engines | F02F3/0069 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T29/49249 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-16 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | ANTARES CAPITAL LP signed 2021-11-16 | RACE WINNING BRANDS, INC. (F/K/A PMI OPERATING COMPANY, INC.) MENTOR, OH | 58125/94 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-11-16 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | DART MACHINERY, LTD. signed 2021-11-16 RACE WINNING BRANDS, INC. signed 2021-11-16 REKLUSE RACING, LLC signed 2021-11-16 | ANTARES CAPITAL LP, AS AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 58124/153 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-11-16 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | RACE WINNING BRANDS, INC. (F/K/A PMI OPERATING COMPANY, INC.) signed 2021-11-16 | ANTARES CAPITAL LP CHICAGO, IL | 58123/415 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-05-25 | Name change Change of name | PMI OPERATING COMPANY, INC., signed 2017-02-14 | RACE WINNING BRANDS, INC. MENTOR, OH | 42586/682 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-05-18 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | PERFORMANCE MOTORSPORTS INTERNATIONAL, INC., signed 2017-02-14 | PMI OPERATING COMPANY, INC., MENTOR, OH | 42432/411 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-02-14 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | PMI OPERATING COMPANY, INC signed 2017-02-14 | ANTARES CAPITAL LP NEW YORK, NY | 41251/67 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-03-20 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GOLYA, STEPHEN Z. signed 2009-10-12 | DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. WILMINGTON, DE | 35219/222 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-02-02 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CP FORMATION LLC signed 2015-01-01 | PERFORMANCE MOTORSPORTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. MENTOR, OH | 34865/409 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-02-02 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CLOVE PARK INSURANCE COMPANY signed 2014-12-31 | CP FORMATION LLC NEW YORK, NY | 34865/298 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-02-02 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. signed 2014-12-31 | CLOVE PARK INSURANCE COMPANY MELVILLE, NY | 34865/206 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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