Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172057 | Drive mechanism and method A drive train is used at least including an input shaft and an output shaft. A clutch member is rotatable by a clutch shaft about an axis of rotation. The clutch shaft is supported for lateral movement along the axis of rotation to move the clutch member to cooperat... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167104 | Gear shifting point for the establishment of a connection, fixed against rotation, between a gear and a shaft The invention relates to a gear shifting point (10) for producing a rotationally fixed connection between a toothed wheel (16, 18) and a shaft (12). Said gear shifting point (10) comprises a shaft (12), a sliding sleeve (24)... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162115 | Actuator arrangement for a motor vehicle clutch An actuator arrangement for a clutch of a drive train for motor vehicles. The clutch is prestressed into an opened position and can be activated electromechanically. An electric motor can be coupled to the clutch in order to activate it. A control unit actuates the ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8151961 | Double clutch for a double-clutch transmission A double clutch for a double-clutch transmission includes a first clutch, a second clutch, a first electric actuator, and a second electric actuator. The first electric actuator acts on a cam that activates both clutches and controls a clutch shift operation between... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8109375 | Clutch systems and methods Some embodiments of a clutch system may an output member and an input member can be biased to engage one another along opposing clutch surfaces. When input member drives rotation of the output member and a fan blade device secured thereto, the resulting fan thrust p... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8100240 | Control system and method for controlling an operational mode of a vehicle via multiple clutch assemblies A first clutch assembly has an active state for transmitting rotational energy and an inactive state for not transmitting rotational energy. A generator has a generator shaft associated with the first clutch assembly. A second clutch assembly has an active state for... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100239 | Clutch device and methods Some embodiments of a clutch system may drive an output member to rotate at a first speed when the opposing clutch surfaces are engaged and to rotate at a second speed when the clutch surfaces are shifted to a disengaged position. In particular embodiments, the mult... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8025137 | Power transfer/transmission apparatus A power transfer/transmission apparatus includes clutch adjusting mechanisms that are easy to assemble and are stably supported, the power transfer/transmission apparatus has a clutch housing, the clutch housing includes a vertical wall (a flange and a vertical wall... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8011486 | Electromagnetically actuable clutch and water pump having an electromagnetically actuable clutch An electromagnetically actuatable clutch for a water pump in a cooling water circuit of an internal combustion engine, having a drive wheel rotatably mounted relative to the water pump, and an armature disk, which interacts with a coil. The armature disk and a funct... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7954614 | Drive mechanism and method A drive train is used at least including an input shaft and an output shaft. A clutch member is rotatable by a clutch shaft about an axis of rotation. The clutch shaft is supported for lateral movement along the axis of rotation to move the clutch member to cooperat... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7900760 | Multi-position clutch A multi-position clutch allows selectively coupling at least two of at least three rotatable shafts is described herein. The clutch comprises at least three cooperation elements respectively associated to one of the at least three rotatable shafts for selective enga... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7841456 | Adjustable hysteresis driver The invention concerns an adjustable hysteresis driver, with a rotor component (5) on the input side that can be driven and/or a stator component (7′, 7″), with an armature component (8) on the output side in fixed connection with a shaft ( | 11/30/2010 |
| 7828130 | Torque coupling with disconnectable fluid pump A pump system that pressurizes a fluid includes a shaft, a first rotor and a second rotor that is selectively driven by the shaft. Relative rotation between the first rotor and the second rotor generates variable sized pockets therebetween to pressurize the fluid. A... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7757830 | Dual armature device for transmitting the movement to fans for cooling the engine of motor vehicles A multi-speed drive for a motor cooling fan mounted on a driveshaft has provided a first electromagnetic clutch containing one electromagnet, and first and second armatures. When no current is imposed on the electromagnet, the clutch does not engage and the fan rema... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7611004 | Control system and method for controlling an operational mode of a vehicle via multiple clutch assemblies A first clutch assembly has an active state for transmitting rotational energy and an inactive state for not transmitting rotational energy. A generator has a generator shaft associated with the first clutch assembly. A second clutch assembly has an active state for... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7584832 | Apparatus for the adjustment capability of two frictional shifting components An apparatus for adjusting the power transfer capabilities of two, shifting elements, by way of which output torque of a transmission of a vehicle can be conducted in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle to driving wheels of a drivable vehi... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7562754 | Frictional clutch for an element which can be driven, in particular fan wheel A friction clutch for a driven element is proposed, wherein the driven element can clutch be connected directly to a drive and can be matched to the speed of the drive by means of a friction disk clutch. According to the invention, an eddy-current clutch which can b... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7513349 | Multi-position clutch A multi-position clutch allows selectively coupling at least two of at least three rotatable shafts is described herein. The clutch comprises at least three cooperation elements respectively associated to one of the at least three rotatable shafts for selective enga... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7497310 | Friction clutch A friction clutch for a driven element that is connected directly to a drive by means of a first friction-disk clutch and being capable of being matched to the speed of the drive. When the first friction-disk clutch is disengaged, the drive of the driven element is ... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7475764 | Device for driving a coolant pump The invention relates to a device for driving a coolant pump (2) for the coolant circuit of an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle comprising a drive train that encompasses a drive wheel (7), a viscous coupling (11), and a drive shaft ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7472778 | Device for transmitting the movement to fans, in particular of vehicles A device for transmitting the movement to a fan for cooling the cooling fluid in a motor vehicle, mounted, by means of an idle support, on an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis (X-X) of the driving shaft of the vehicle, said device comprising movement generating... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7430936 | Method for the control of operational sequencing in an automatic transmission of auxiliary construction A method for controlling operational sequencing of gears in an automatic transmission (102) which has been built in an auxiliary mode. In the case of such a shifting transmission it is possible that during the engagement of its transmission gear stage, impact... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429073 | Door operating apparatus, electromagnetic clutch, and coupling mechanism A door operating apparatus includes a motor bracket that covers a driving shaft of a driving motor; an output shaft that is disposed from the motor bracket toward the supporting bracket so as to be orthogonal to an extending direction of the driving shaft; a first r... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7422094 | Clutch mechanism for power device A clutch mechanism of the present power device comprises a fixed gear member, a moving gear member engaged with the fixed gear member when moving to a clutch connecting position, an armature for moving the moving gear member to the clutch connecting position when ro... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7360471 | Triple output transfer case for a vehicle seat A transfer case assembly (10) for selectively moving a seat assembly in a plurality of adjustment directions. The assembly comprises a motor (12) and a drive shaft (14) operatively connected to the motor (12) for rotation in response to a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357748 | Limited slip differential A limited slip differential comprises a housing having an input, a first output, and a second output rotatably mounted in the housing. A friction clutch in the housing limits slip between the first output and the second output, and a mechanism in the housing applies... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7344479 | Electromagnetic clutch for manual transmission An electromagnetic clutch selectively transferring engine power for a manual transmission includes a stator fixedly connected to an engine crankshaft via a flywheel, having an electromagnet and a lining drum, a clutch rotor for transmitting the engine power to a tra... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7331896 | Torque control system for all-wheel drive drivetrain A drivetrain of an all-wheel drive motor vehicle provided for selective actuation and control of the torque distribution between first and second drive axle assemblies to match various vehicle operating conditions. The drivetrain comprises a power drive unit includi... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7313982 | Multiple output transmission A transmission for driving one or more powered devices from a single drive motor. The transmission includes at least one output drive shaft, and at least one gear. Each gear is in constant driving engagement with at least one other gear, and one gear is engaged with... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311187 | Dual clutch transmission clutch cooling circuit A hydraulic circuit for controlling the application of pressurized cooling fluid to the clutches of a dual clutch transmission including a cooling unit in fluid communication with a source of the pressurized cooling fluid and adapted to exchange heat from the coolin... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7278947 | Power transfer unit for four-wheel drive vehicle A drive axle assembly includes first and second axleshafts connected to a pair of wheels and a drive mechanism operable to selectively couple a driven input shaft to one or both of the axleshafts. The drive mechanism includes a differential, first and speed changing... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7252184 | Transfer gearbox A transfer case (12) for distributing a driving torque of an input shaft (19) between two drivable output shafts (22, 29) is described. The transfer case (12) is realized with two controllable and adjustable frictionally engaged clutches ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252283 | Paper-pickup clutch of automatic paper-feeding device A paper-pickup clutch of an automatic paper-feeding device includes a clamping member and a clamping-force adjusting member and can be applied to image processors such as printers, copiers or scanners. The automatic paper-feeding device includes a shaft and a paper-... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7243769 | Dual motion actuator An actuator is disclosed which can be used in multiple applications, and which provides both linear and rotary outputs. The device comprises a motor driven rotor having clutch plates on both sides thereof. One clutch plate includes a gear driven output, and the othe... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7238134 | Torque vectoring drive axle assembly A drive axle assembly includes first and second axleshafts connected to a pair of wheels and a drive mechanism operable to selectively couple a driven input shaft to one or both of the axleshafts. The drive mechanism includes a differential, a speed changing unit op... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7228216 | Automatic shift control apparatus and method for manual transmission In automatic shift control apparatus and method for a manual transmission, at least one clutch is interposed between an engine and the manual transmission and a controller performs a feedback control for an engagement force of the clutch after a gear shift for the m... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220209 | Multimodal vehicle traction system This invention relates to multiple driven axle vehicles, and particularly to all-terrain vehicles equipped for rear wheel drive, four wheel drive, and on-demand front wheel drive. The invention is directed toward a system of switchable traction options allowing the ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7211915 | Motor assembly using redundant bearings and support elements A motor assembly comprises a plurality of redundant bearings, a plurality of coaxial support elements, with at least one of the support elements rotatable about an axis of rotation, and an armature rotatably guided by the plurality of support elements to rotate abou... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7211937 | Electroactive polymer animated devices The present invention relates to animated devices that include one or more electroactive polymer transducers. When actuated by electrical energy, an electroactive polymer produces mechanical deflection in one or more directions. This deflection may be used to produc... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204337 | Overload coupling A drive assembly for a vehicle having at least one wheel and an engine is disclosed. The drive assembly transfers a driving force from the engine to the at least one wheel. The drive assembly includes a rotatable input drive shaft. The input drive shaft is operative... | 04/17/2007 |
