Patents by Inventor Clinton Frederick Justice

Clinton Frederick Justice has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Single cavity toroidal traction drive continually variable transmission
    Patent number: 5961415
    Abstract: An automatic transmission for an automotive vehicle includes a traction drive variator having an input disc, an output disc, and rollers driveably engaged with the discs and adapted to vary continuously the ratio of the speeds of the output disc and input disc. The input disc is reversed and overdriven by a gearset whose ring gear is connected to an input shaft; carrier is held permanently; and sun gear drives the input disc. A planetary gear unit driven by the output disc produces a speed reduction in response to alternate engagement of a forward drive brake and reverse drive brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Clinton Frederick Justice, Albert John Nielsen, Robert Clayton Roethler