Patents by Inventor Derek B. Kinch

Derek B. Kinch 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).

  • Control circuit for transmission variable displacement pump with improved efficiency
    Patent number: 9803638
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a control circuit for a variable displacement pump in a vehicle transmission, including: a regulator valve configured to regulate displacement control fluid to the variable displacement pump; and a response limiter in communication with the regulator valve, configured to mitigate pressure oscillations in the control circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Derek B. Kinch, Mark Richard Dobson, Lev Pekarsky, Hrudaya Mahapatro
  • CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR TRANSMISSION VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT PUMP WITH IMPROVED EFFICIENCY
    Publication number: 20130017112
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a control circuit for a variable displacement pump in a vehicle transmission, including: a regulator valve configured to regulate displacement control fluid to the variable displacement pump; and a response limiter in communication with the regulator valve, configured to mitigate pressure oscillations in the control circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Derek B. Kinch, Mark Richard Dobson, Lev Pekarsky, Hrudaya Mahapatro