Patents by Inventor Jeffrey E. Maurer

Jeffrey E. Maurer 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 element discs splined to raceways of a one-way control element
    Patent number: 9605747
    Abstract: An assembly includes a one-way transmission control element including first and second races, first discs secured to the first race, and second discs interleaved with the first discs and secured to the second race.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: David A. Janson, Jeffrey E. Maurer
  • Clutch housing and assembly
    Patent number: 9328779
    Abstract: A clutch assembly includes first, second and third clutches, a housing including a first projection to which the first clutch selectively produces a connection, a second projection to which the second and third clutches selectively produce connections, clutch-apply circuits each circuit corresponding to one of the clutches, and a balance volume circuit for supplying fluid to each of the clutches, and a shaft rotatably supporting the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory D. Goleski, Jeffrey E. Maurer, Steven G. Thomas
  • CLUTCH HOUSING AND ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20160069398
    Abstract: A clutch assembly includes first, second and third clutches, a housing including a first projection to which the first clutch selectively produces a connection, a second projection to which the second and third clutches selectively produce connections, clutch-apply circuits each circuit corresponding to one of the clutches, and a balance volume circuit for supplying fluid to each of the clutches, and a shaft rotatably supporting the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: GREGORY D. GOLESKI, JEFFREY E. MAURER, STEVEN G. THOMAS
  • Thrust force reactions in an automatic transmission
    Patent number: 9273774
    Abstract: A system producing force reactions in a transmission includes a case including front and rear surfaces, a reaction component, a gearset including a ring gear and a sun gear that transmits a forward force to the front surface, a first path for transmitting a rearward force from the ring gear to the rear surface, a second path for transmitting a forward force from the ring gear to the reaction component, and a third path for transmitting a rearward force from the sun gear to the reaction component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Steven G. Thomas, Gregory D. Goleski, Jeffrey E. Maurer
  • Clutch housing and assembly
    Patent number: 9222526
    Abstract: A clutch assembly includes first, second and third clutches, a housing including a first projection to which the first clutch selectively produces a connection, a second projection to which the second and third clutches selectively produce connections, clutch-apply circuits each circuit corresponding to one of the clutches, and a balance volume circuit for supplying fluid to each of the clutches, and a shaft rotatably supporting the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory D. Goleski, Jeffrey E. Maurer, Steven G. Thomas
  • System for supplying fluid to transmission control elements
    Patent number: 9194482
    Abstract: A system for supplying fluid to transmission control elements includes a body producing clutch-apply pressures and a lube source, clutches, each clutch including a servo and a balance volume, a shaft including passages, a support including paths communicating each of the clutch-apply pressures and the lube source to a respective passage, and a clutch hub communicating clutch-apply pressure from each of the passages to a respective servo, and communicating the lube source to the balance volumes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory D. Goleski, Steven G. Thomas, Jeffrey E. Maurer
  • Hydraulic pump configuration for automatic transmission
    Patent number: 9145966
    Abstract: An automatic transmission pump assembly includes a torque converter housing and pinion that rotate about a first axis, an idler engaged with the pinion, a gear engaged with the idler, shaft secured to the gear, and a pump rotor secured to the shaft and that rotates about a second axis offset from the first axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Steven A. Frait, Larry A. Deutsch, Jeffrey E. Maurer
  • Transmission brake hub
    Patent number: 9103389
    Abstract: A brake assembly includes first and second brakes, a gearset including first and second members, a hub held against rotation, the first brake selectively producing a connection between the hub and the first member, the second brake selectively producing a connection between the hub and the second member, and a support secured to a transmission case and the hub, the support formed with brake-apply circuits, each circuit corresponding to one of the brakes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Maurer, Gregory D. Goleski
  • Automatic transmission assembly
    Patent number: 9022894
    Abstract: A transmission includes gearsets each including rotating members, a support held against rotation, brake servos located in the support, brakes each actuated by one of the brake servos for producing a connection between the support and a respective gearset member, a housing, clutch servos located in the housing, and clutches each actuated by one of the clutch servos for producing a drive connection between the housing and a respective gearset member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory D. Goleski, Steven G. Thomas, Jeffrey E. Maurer
  • Final drive mechanism and power take off for a transmission
    Patent number: 8939862
    Abstract: A drive mechanism includes a transmission including a pinion centered at an axis, a differential mechanism centered at a second axis forward of the axis, driveably connected to the pinion through a gear wheel meshing with the pinion, and a power take-off mechanism centered at a third axis rearward of the axis, driveably connected to the pinion, including a clutch that alternately opens and closes a drive connection to the pinion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: David A. Janson, Jeffrey E. Maurer
  • Connected assembly of two shafts and a clutch housing
    Patent number: 8931611
    Abstract: An assembly of transmission components includes a first shaft including first and second surfaces, and axial cutting-spline teeth on the second surface, a second shaft connected by a press fit to first shaft, and a clutch hub connected by a press fit to the second shaft and engaged with the cutting-spline teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory D. Goleski, Steven G. Thomas, Jeffrey E. Maurer
  • Carrying fluid to balance dams in a servo piston support
    Patent number: 8844695
    Abstract: A hydraulic servo assembly includes a clutch support formed with first and second cylinders, spaced mutually and spaced from a longitudinal axis, first and second balance volumes, and a passage formed in the support for carrying fluid from a fluid source into the balance volumes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: David A. Janson, Jeffrey E. Maurer, Steven A. Frait
  • Transmission Brake Hub
    Publication number: 20140113763
    Abstract: A brake assembly includes first and second brakes, a gearset including first and second members, a hub held against rotation, the first brake selectively producing a connection between the hub and the first member, the second brake selectively producing a connection between the hub and the second member, and a support secured to a transmission case and the hub, the support formed with brake-apply circuits, each circuit corresponding to one of the brakes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Maurer, Gregory D. Goleski
  • Connected Assembly of Two Shafts and a Clutch Housing
    Publication number: 20140110215
    Abstract: An assembly of transmission components includes a first shaft including first and second surfaces, and axial cutting-spline teeth on the second surface, a second shaft connected by a press fit to first shaft, and a clutch hub connected by a press fit to the second shaft and engaged with the cutting-spline teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory D. Goleski, Steven G. Thomas, Jeffrey E. Maurer
  • CLUTCH HOUSING AND ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20140110209
    Abstract: A clutch assembly includes first, second and third clutches, a housing including a first projection to which the first clutch selectively produces a connection, a second projection to which the second and third clutches selectively produce connections, clutch-apply circuits each circuit corresponding to one of the clutches, and a balance volume circuit for supplying fluid to each of the clutches, and a shaft rotatably supporting the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory D. Goleski, Jeffrey E. Maurer, Steven G. Thomas
  • AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20140113762
    Abstract: A transmission includes gearsets each including rotating members, a support held against rotation, brake servos located in the support, brakes each actuated by one of the brake servos for producing a connection between the support and a respective gearset member, a housing, clutch servos located in the housing, and clutches each actuated by one of the clutch servos for producing a drive connection between the housing and a respective gearset member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory D. Goleski, Steven G. Thomas, Jeffrey E. Maurer
  • Transfer shaft support
    Patent number: 8702553
    Abstract: An assembly includes first and second components, a shaft supported on the components, a gear wheel transmitting torque between a transmission output and a differential mechanism, and a bearing supporting the gear wheel on the shaft, transmitting axial force in a first direction between the gear wheel and the first component, and axial force in a second axial direction opposite the first direction between the gear wheel and the second component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: David A. Janson, Jeffrey E. Maurer
  • HYDRAULIC PUMP CONFIGURATION FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
    Publication number: 20140105728
    Abstract: An automatic transmission pump assembly includes a torque converter housing and pinion that rotate about a first axis, an idler engaged with the pinion, a gear engaged with the idler, shaft secured to the gear, and a pump rotor secured to the shaft and that rotates about a second axis offset from the first axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Steven A. Frait, Larry A. Deutsch, Jeffrey E. Maurer
  • SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING FLUID TO TRANSMISSION CONTROL ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20140090944
    Abstract: A system for supplying fluid to transmission control elements includes a body producing clutch-apply pressures and a lube source, clutches, each clutch including a servo and a balance volume, a shaft including passages, a support including paths communicating each of the clutch-apply pressures and the lube source to a respective passage, and a clutch hub communicating clutch-apply pressure from each of the passages to a respective servo, and communicating the lube source to the balance volumes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory D. Goleski, Steven G. Thomas, Jeffrey E. Maurer
  • Thrust Force Reactions in an Automatic Transmission
    Publication number: 20140087910
    Abstract: A system producing force reactions in a transmission includes a case including front and rear surfaces, a reaction component, a gearset including a ring gear and a sun gear that transmits a forward force to the front surface, a first path for transmitting a rearward force from the ring gear to the rear surface, a second path for transmitting a forward force from the ring gear to the reaction component, and a third path for transmitting a rearward force from the sun gear to the reaction component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Steven G. Thomas, Gregory D. Goleski, Jeffrey E. Maurer