Patents by Inventor Joseph C. WOODS, JR.

Joseph C. WOODS, JR. 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).

  • Drawn planetary pin assembly
    Patent number: 10941851
    Abstract: A pin assembly for use in a planetary gear including a pin including a cylindrical side wall defining a central bore that extends from a first end to a second end of the pin along its longitudinal center axis, an inlet bore, and a first annular groove that extends radially outwardly into the side wall of the pin adjacent the first end. A first cylindrical plate includes a first side wall, a second side wall, and a cylindrical outer wall extending therebetween, the first plate being disposed within the first annular groove of the pin, wherein a width of the first plate in a direction parallel to the longitudinal center axis is less than a width of the first annular groove in the direction parallel to the longitudinal center axis so that the first plate is axially slidable within the first annular groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Koyo Bearings North America LLC
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Waseda, Cole A. Hume, Joseph C. Woods, Jr., Giovanni DiMatteo
  • DRAWN PLANETARY PIN ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190017589
    Abstract: A pin assembly for use in a planetary gear including a pin including a cylindrical side wall defining a central bore that extends from a first end to a second end of the pin along its longitudinal center axis, an inlet bore, and a first annular groove that extends radially outwardly into the side wall of the pin adjacent the first end. A first cylindrical plate includes a first side wall, a second side wall, and a cylindrical outer wall extending therebetween, the first plate being disposed within the first annular groove of the pin, wherein a width of the first plate in a direction parallel to the longitudinal center axis is less than a width of the first annular groove in the direction parallel to the longitudinal center axis so that the first plate is axially slidable within the first annular groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: Koyo Bearings North America LLC
    Inventors: Yoshitaka WASEDA, Cole A. HUME, Joseph C. WOODS, JR., Giovanni DIMATTEO