Thomas J Nieman

6666583, Dec 23, 2003

Dec 4, 2001

10/005111

Thomas John Nieman - Livonia MI
Vinh Hiep Luong - Westland MI
Robert John Mohrmann - Pinckney MI

Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. - Dearborn MI

F16C 4304

384537, 384585

In one aspect of the invention, a bearing retention assembly is provided. The assembly includes a bearing set having an annular outer race ring. The outer race ring has a plurality of circumferentially spaced cam chamfers on at least one outer circular edge. The assembly also includes a bearing housing for capturing the bearing set. The bearing housing includes at least one integral securing member for interfering with and engaging at least one cam chamfer for axially and rotatably securing the outer race ring relative to the housing.

60957794, Aug 1, 2000

Dec 11, 1998

9/209846

Thomas John Nieman - Livonia MI
Vinh Hiep Luong - Westland MI
Eric William Scarlett - South Lyon MI

Ford Motor Company - Dearborn MI

F01C 102

418 553

A scroll compressor includes a compressor housing and an orbiting scroll member, and includes an annular plate between the housing and orbiting scroll member. The plate has an axial aperture provided therethrough, the plate abuts one of the housing and orbiting scroll member. A pin projects through the aperture of the plate and is engaged with the member abutting the plate. A projection is provided on the ring, housing or orbiting scroll member for preventing axial displacement of the pin relative to the plate axially away from the abutting member.

63154609, Nov 13, 2001

Dec 29, 1999

9/474437

Thomas J. Nieman - Livonia MI
Vinh Hiep Luong - Westland MI
Julian R. Soell - Ann Arbor MI

Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. - Dearborn MI

F16C 3358
F16C 1910

384615

A scroll compressor (10) includes a housing (11) with a stationary scroll member (13) mounted therein and a swivel scroll member (12) positioned in the housing and cooperating with the stationary scroll member to form a compression chamber (16). A thrust bearing has a first bearing ring (40) for attachment to the housing (11) and having a plurality of circular bearing races (42,54), a second bearing ring (45) for attachment to the swivel scroll member (12) and having a plurality of circular bearing races (47,55), and a plurality of balls (56) retained between the rings in associated pairs of the races. The races can have rounded tip (50,51), pointed tip (57,59,60,61,62), plateau (52,53) or flat center (54,55) portions. The first bearing ring (40) can have a thickness (C) different than a thickness (D) of the second earing ring.

20210309466, Oct 7, 2021

Feb 9, 2021

17/171688

- Sterling Heights MI, US
Thomas William French - Petersburg MI, US
Aaron K. Kinsella - Sterling Heights MI, US
Thomas Jon Nieman - Shelby Township MI, US
Scott McIsaac - Waterford MI, US
Craig Richard Nilson - Macomb MI, US
Kenneth Michael Boulan - Sterling Heights MI, US
Jason Edmunn Messner - Allenton MI, US

B65G 47/91
B62D 65/06

A system for automatically handling components to be assembled onto a product on an assembly line includes a carriage that is movable to and between a first, retracted position spaced from the assembly line, and a second position displaced from the retracted position in a direction toward the assembly line. A manipulator on the carriage supports a component mounting tool configured to receive and support at least one component for assembly to the product. The manipulator may be arranged in a first orientation when the carriage is in the first position, and may be pivoted to a second orientation when the carriage is in the second position, such that a component on the component mounting tool is supported in a pose for processing when the carriage is in the first position, and is supported in a pose for joining to the product when the carriage is in the second position.