US Patent Issued to BorgWarner on June 23 for "Shuttling mechanical tensioner for control of chain drives with alternating tight and slack strands" (New York, Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,663,060, issued on June 23, was assigned to BorgWarner Inc. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Shuttling mechanical tensioner for control of chain drives with alternating tight and slack strands" was invented by Paul Freemantle (Lansing, N.Y.) and Timothy K. White (Sterling Heights, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shuttling mechanical tensioner for control of chain drives with alternating tight and slack chain strands. The shuttling mechanical tensioner allows for chain control on an outside face of the chain strand or an inside face of the chain strand."

The patent was filed on Nov. 6, 2024, under Application No. 18/939,025.

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