Patents by Inventor Hany K. Nakhla

Hany K. Nakhla 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).

  • Continuously variable transmission cooling fan
    Patent number: 9719591
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission cooling fan includes a moveable sheave cover attached to a drive clutch assembly of a continuously variable transmission, with a plurality of fan blades molded into the moveable sheave cover and arranged around the perimeter of the moveable sheave cover. Each fan blade may have a different length, curvature and angle of position than the adjacent fan blades. The continuously variable transmission cooling fan also may include a plurality of openings in the moveable sheave cover located radially inwardly from the fan blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeremie A. Wade, Nathan Yolitz, Hany K. Nakhla, Shankar Narayana
  • CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION COOLING FAN
    Publication number: 20170045134
    Abstract: A continuously variable transmission cooling fan includes a moveable sheave cover attached to a drive clutch assembly of a continuously variable transmission, with a plurality of fan blades molded into the moveable sheave cover and arranged around the perimeter of the moveable sheave cover. Each fan blade may have a different length, curvature and angle of position than the adjacent fan blades. The continuously variable transmission cooling fan also may include a plurality of openings in the moveable sheave cover located radially inwardly from the fan blades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Jeremie A. Wade, Nathan Yolitz, Hany K. Nakhla, Shankar Narayana