Patents by Inventor Daniel Scott Weber

Daniel Scott Weber 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).

  • Vehicle and transmission for a vehicle
    Patent number: 8950290
    Abstract: A vehicle is described having a transmission driven through a propulsion unit such as an engine, and through a CVT. The transmission is comprised of an input shaft and an output shaft which are coaxially disposed. An idler shaft is driven by the input shaft, and the idler shaft drives the output shaft, through selected gear sets, to provide different gear ratios or drive directions. The CVT also has a fan on the driven side which feeds air through the CVT for cooling. The CVT comprises a drive side clutch and a driven side clutch with the output shaft of the extending through the CVT driven clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Dieter, Alan S. Olson, Daniel Scott Weber, William Burt Rodriguez, John D. Schreier, Stephen L. Nelson, Ron R. Danielson, Roy A. Sunsdahl
  • VEHICLE AND TRANSMISSION FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20120137828
    Abstract: A vehicle is described having a transmission driven through a propulsion unit such as an engine, and through a CVT. The transmission is comprised of an input shaft and an output shaft which are coaxially disposed. An idler shaft is driven by the input shaft, and the idler shaft drives the output shaft, through selected gear sets, to provide different gear ratios or drive directions. The CVT also has a fan on the driven side which feeds air through the CVT for cooling. The CVT comprises a drive side clutch and a driven side clutch with the output shaft of the extending through the CVT driven clutch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Dieter, Alan S. Olson, Daniel Scott Weber, William Burt Rodriguez, John D. Schreier, Stephen L. Nelson, Ron R. Danielson, Roy A. Sunsdahl