Patents by Inventor Eric Paul Knopf

Eric Paul Knopf 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).

  • Clutch with variable lubrication supply
    Patent number: 11035421
    Abstract: A clutch system configured to transmit torque between an input shaft and an output shaft. The clutch system may include a clutch and a lubrication supply system. The clutch may include: an input portion disposed at an end of the input shaft; an output portion disposed at an end of the output shaft; and a sliding component that slides axially between the input and output portions to engage the clutch. The lubrication supply system may include: one or more lubricant feeds for delivering a lubricant to the clutch; and one or more lubricant drains for draining the lubricant from the clutch. The one or more lubricant feeds may include one or more respective valves. The one or more valves each may be configurable between settings that vary an amount of the lubricant delivered to the clutch via the respective one of the one or more lubricant feeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jason Winfred Jewett, Thomas Joseph Farineau, Siddharth Navinchandra Ashar, Andrew John Lammas, Paul Richard Stukenborg, Eric Paul Knopf, Mateusz Wojciech Golebiowski, Chad Duncan Munkres, Eric Lorin Letterman
  • CLUTCH WITH VARIABLE LUBRICATION SUPPLY
    Publication number: 20200347893
    Abstract: A clutch system configured to transmit torque between an input shaft and an output shaft. The clutch system may include a clutch and a lubrication supply system. The clutch may include: an input portion disposed at an end of the input shaft; an output portion disposed at an end of the output shaft; and a sliding component that slides axially between the input and output portions to engage the clutch. The lubrication supply system may include: one or more lubricant feeds for delivering a lubricant to the clutch; and one or more lubricant drains for draining the lubricant from the clutch. The one or more lubricant feeds may include one or more respective valves. The one or more valves each may be configurable between settings that vary an amount of the lubricant delivered to the clutch via the respective one of the one or more lubricant feeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jason Winfred Jewett, Thomas Joseph Farineau, Siddharth Navinchandra Ashar, Andrew John Lammas, Paul Richard Stukenborg, Eric Paul Knopf, Mateusz Wojciech Golebiowski, Chad Duncan Munkres, Eric Lorin Letterman