Patents by Inventor Muhammad Hamid Iqbal

Muhammad Hamid Iqbal 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 with variable volume sump
    Patent number: 8707826
    Abstract: An axle having a variable volume sump. The axle includes an axle housing that defines a gear chamber and a separate reservoir. The gear chamber and the reservoir are in fluid communication with each other via an opening. A regulator is located adjacent the opening. The regulator is operable to assume a first closed position that obstructs the opening when a temperature in the axle is below a predetermined value, and is also operable to assume a second open position that places the gear chamber and the reservoir in fluid communication via the opening when the temperature is above the predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Chrysler Group LLC
    Inventors: Lourens M. Jacobs, Gerald R. Thom, Joseph P. Elser, Muhammad Hamid Iqbal