Patents by Inventor Joseph A. Rozman

Joseph A. Rozman 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).

  • Axle assembly
    Patent number: 8844396
    Abstract: An axle assembly for a vehicle including a first gear, and a second gear joined to a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis. The second gear engages the first gear. A bearing is disposed over the shaft distal the second gear. A housing is disposed about at least a portion of the shaft. The housing includes a first lubricant pathway spaced apart from a second lubricant pathway, wherein the first lubricant pathway routes lubricant towards the bearing and the second lubricant pathway routes lubricant away from the bearing. The first and second lubricant pathways are not in a position coplanar with a plane of rotation of the first gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Chrysler Group LLC
    Inventors: Gary Myers, Joseph A. Rozman, Charles R. Pajtas, Shawn E. Bronner, Syed M. Akbari
  • AXLE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20120172167
    Abstract: An axle assembly for a vehicle including a first gear, and a second gear joined to a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis. The second gear engages the first gear. A bearing is disposed over the shaft distal the second gear. A housing is disposed about at least a portion of the shaft. The housing includes a first lubricant pathway spaced apart from a second lubricant pathway, wherein the first lubricant pathway routes lubricant towards the bearing and the second lubricant pathway routes lubricant away from the bearing. The first and second lubricant pathways are not in a position coplanar with a plane of rotation of the first gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Gary Myers, Joseph A. Rozman, Charles R. Pajtas, Shawn E. Bronner, Syed M. Akbari