Wei Wang

7673450, Mar 9, 2010

Jul 25, 2006

11/492734

Wei Wang - Irvine CA, US
Philip George - Wooster OH, US
Christopher Shamie - Wadsworth OH, US
Bhaskar Marathe - Wooster OH, US

LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Betilingungs - Buehl

F16D 33/00
F16D 33/20

60367, 60330

More efficient, economic vehicular torque converters comprising novel integrated one-piece turbine/impeller blade-core assemblies with innovative fluid coupling means for greater torque capacities.

7850426, Dec 14, 2010

Mar 23, 2007

11/728067

Wei Wang - Irvine CA, US
Nigel Gurney - Wooster OH, US
Michael Van Sickle - Akron OH, US
David Avins - Burbank OH, US
Michael Buck - Buehl, DE
Christopher Hensel - Fredericksburg OH, US
Aaron J. Schley - Canal Fulton OH, US

Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG - Herzogenaurach

F01D 25/28

4152131, 4152151, 415224, 416180, 416189, 416197 C

The present invention broadly comprises a torque converter including a cover arranged to accept torque from a drive unit and an impeller. The cover and the impeller are joined by a crimped connection. In some aspects, the converter includes a sealing element disposed between the cover and the impeller and the sealing element is selected from the group consisting of an o-ring and a gasket. In some aspects, the cover is a cast piece. In some aspects, the cover is formed by a process selected from the group consisting of: molding, compression molding, and pressed metal forming. In some aspects, the cover is a stamped metal piece. The present invention also broadly comprises a torque converter including a cover, an impeller, and an induction brazed connection joining the cover and impeller. In some aspects, the cover further comprises axially disposed fingers engaged with the impeller.

7883322, Feb 8, 2011

Dec 12, 2006

11/637325

Wei Wang - Irvine CA, US
Bruno Mueller - Sasbach, DE
Manfred Homm - Buehl-Neusatz, DE
Jeffrey Hemphill - Copley OH, US
Philip George - Wooster OH, US
Wolfgang Reik - Buehl, DE

Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG - Herzogenaurach

F16D 33/00

416180, 416197 C, 60330

The present invention broadly comprises a cone connection assembly for a torque converter, including: a first surface operatively arranged for connection to a crankshaft and a second surface on a cover of the torque converter. The first and second surfaces are arranged to be engaged and the first surface is arranged to transfer torque to the second surface via the engagement of the first and second surfaces. In some aspects, the crankshaft comprises a longitudinal axis, the first surface is disposed about the longitudinal axis, the cover comprises an outside surface, and the outside surface comprises the second surface. In some aspects, the first and second surfaces are arranged to be frictionally engaged or the first and second surfaces have complementary surface features and the first and second surface features are arranged to interlockingly engage.

7955207, Jun 7, 2011

Apr 24, 2007

11/789151

Wei Wang - Irvine CA, US
Jeffrey Hemphill - Copley OH, US
Philip George - Wooster OH, US
George Bailey - Wooster OH, US
Christopher Shamie - Wadsworth OH, US

Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG - Herzogenaurach

F16H 47/08

475 36, 475 53, 475 59

The present invention broadly comprises a torque converter including a cover and a planetary gear set rotationally interfaced with a hydraulic circuit and arranged to modify torque received by the cover from an engine. In some aspects, the gear set includes first and second components rotationally secured to the cover and an impeller shell, respectively. In some aspects, the first and second components are a carrier and ring gear, respectively. In some aspects, the gear set further comprises third and fourth component rotationally connected to a turbine shell and the output hub, respectively. The third component is arranged to receive torque from a clutch or a hub connected to the clutch. In some aspects, the third and fourth components are a carrier and ring gear, respectively. The gear set includes a component rotationally fixed with respect to a torque converter axis, and in some aspects, a ratchet one-way stator clutch.

20130214213, Aug 22, 2013

Feb 12, 2013

13/764919

Ruby Chen - El Monte CA, US
Junlian Zhang - El Monte CA, US
Hui Huang - Bartlesville OK, US
Yue Wu - El Monte CA, US
Wei Wang - El Monte CA, US
Amit Palkar - Barltesville OK, US
Ting He - Bartlesville OK, US

Solarmer Energy, Inc. - El Monte CA
Phillips 66 Company - Houston TX

H01L 51/00

252511, 549 50, 526256, 524548

A method of making a fluorothieno[3,4-b]thiophene derivatives and photovoltaic polymers containing same using 3-bromothiophene-2-carboxylic acid as a starting material. This synthetic route provides an easier synthesis as well as greater yield and a purer product, which produces superior results over the prior art less pure products. The resulting materials can be used in a variety of photovoltaic applications and devices, especially solar cells.

20220257360, Aug 18, 2022

May 3, 2022

17/735248

- Santa Rosa CA, US
David Clarke - Galway, IE
Kshitija Garde - Fullerton CA, US
Ya Guo - Irvine CA, US
Benjamin Wong - Irvine CA, US
Yogesh Darekar - Irvine CA, US
Luke Lehmann - Newport Beach CA, US
Wei Wang - Garden Grove CA, US
Laura McKinley - Tustin CA, US
Paul Devereux - Galway, IE
Joshua Dudney - Mission Viejo CA, US
Tracey Tien - Irvine CA, US
Karl Olney - Tustin CA, US

Medtronic Vascular, Inc. - Santa Rosa CA

A61F 2/00
B65D 81/22
B65D 81/18
A61F 2/24
A61L 2/26
A61L 2/20

A “dry” packaging in which a prosthetic heart valve is packaged within a container with hydrogel that can be provided in many forms. Certain embodiments include hydrogel that is preloaded with glycerol or the like. The hydrogel regulates the humidity within the container through a diffusion-driven mechanism if a gradient of humidity between the inside and the outside of the hydrogel exists. Humidity regulation is important to prevent the tissue of the valve structure from drying out. When the partially-hydrated hydrogel is present within container, which is saturated with air of a predefined humidity, the water molecules from the air will be absorbed by the hydrogel if the air humidity is high (i.e. when the thermodynamics favor hydrogel hydration) or vice versa. Various embodiments are configured to also house at least a portion of a delivery device for delivering the prosthetic heart valve.

20230078372, Mar 16, 2023

Sep 8, 2022

17/930691

- Irvine CA, US
Wei Wang - Garden Grove CA, US

A61F 2/24

A prosthetic mitral valve system that comprises a valve dock and a prosthetic mitral valve is disclosed. The valve dock comprises clamp jaws that sandwich the native mitral valve leaflets and the native mitral valve annulus between them anchoring the prosthetic mitral valve system at or adjacent to the native mitral valve annulus. Further, a prosthetic mitral valve comprising atrial and ventricular clamp jaws and which can be implanted at or adjacent to the native mitral valve annulus without a valve dock system is disclosed. Novel methods and systems for treating mitral valve disease or malfunction by percutaneous replacement of the mitral valve (or the tricuspid valve) are disclosed.

20230038809, Feb 9, 2023

Aug 4, 2021

17/394190

- Irvine CA, US
Wei Wang - Garden Grove CA, US
Gilbert Madrid - Dana Point CA, US

Laguna Tech LLC - Irvine CA

A61F 2/24

The present invention provides a prosthetic heart valve device that has a frame, and a leaflet assembly having a plurality of leaflets that are secured to the frame. The frame is defined by an annular body and has three spaced-apart commissure regions, each commissure region having a commissure post extending from a proximal outflow end of the frame. A first clipping arm and a second clipping arm extend from opposite sides of each commissure post, each clipping arm extending from each commissure post at an obtuse angle with respect to each commissure post. Each clipping arm has a free end with a tip provided at the free end. The body has a first diameter at a location where the tips of the clipping arms are located, and the tips of the clipping arms extend away from define a second diameter, with the second diameter being greater than or equal to the first diameter.