Piston and method of making a piston

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10082102
APP PUB NO 20140202404A1
SERIAL NO

14159729

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A monobloc piston assembly for an internal combustion engine is provided. The piston assembly includes a piston body which extends along an axis and is formed of at least two pieces of material which are joined together at least one friction weld joint which extends continuously through an annular shape around the axis. One of the pieces has an upper surface with a combustion bowl having a rotationally asymmetrical shape around the axis formed therein. Another of the pieces has a dome-shaped receiving surface which is rotationally symmetrical around the axis for slidingly receiving a portion of a connecting rod.

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TENNECO INC500 NORTH FIELD DRIVE LAKE FOREST IL 60045

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Muscas, Florin Novi, US 12 112
Weinenger, Michael Southfield, US 33 108

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