Patents by Inventor Nicholas Alan Robinson

Nicholas Alan Robinson 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).

  • Magneto-rheological variable limited slip differential
    Patent number: 6585616
    Abstract: A differential includes: a driving member; a first driven member; a second driven member; and a coupling between the driving member and each of the driven members, the coupling includes: an input member connected to one of the driving member, the first driven member and the second driven member; an output member connected to another one of the first driven member and the second driven member, wherein there is a first space between the output member and the input member; a magneto-rheological fluid located in the space; and at least one electromagnet proximate the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Nicholas Alan Robinson