Patents by Inventor Joseph N. Scarbo

Joseph N. Scarbo 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).

  • Powertrain, vehicle, and method with electric motors and dual belt drive
    Patent number: 8276693
    Abstract: Electric vehicle powertrains, highway vehicles, and methods of manufacturing vehicles have dual belts driving wheels from two electric motors. Embodiments have a centrally-located transmission housing containing two belts and pulleys, and motors are mounted outside of the housing. A battery may power the motors and an internal combustion engine may power wheels on the other end of the vehicle through a separate transmission. Each belt may have a tensioner and drive shafts may have universal joints and decouplers. The transmission may have a central wall or supports which may support the pulleys and adjacent pulleys may have a common centerline and be supported by a common pin through the central wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: American Challenge Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph N. Scarbo, Derk Hartland, Russel L. Wicks, Neil E. Hannemann
  • Powertrain, Vehicle, and Method With Electric Motors and Dual Belt Drive
    Publication number: 20120052995
    Abstract: Electric vehicle powertrains, highway vehicles, and methods of manufacturing vehicles have dual belts driving wheels from two electric motors. Embodiments have a centrally-located transmission housing containing two belts and pulleys, and motors are mounted outside of the housing. A battery may power the motors and an internal combustion engine may power wheels on the other end of the vehicle through a separate transmission. Each belt may have a tensioner and drive shafts may have universal joints and decouplers. The transmission may have a central wall or supports which may support the pulleys and adjacent pulleys may have a common centerline and be supported by a common pin through the central wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: American Challenge Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph N. Scarbo, Derk Hartland, Russel L. Wicks, Neil E. Hannemann