Patents by Inventor Pierre Adolf

Pierre Adolf 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).

  • Patent number: 7344470
    Abstract: A power transmission incorporates an input planetary gearset and an output planetary gearset, which are interconnected by a plurality of torque-transmitting mechanisms to establish at least seven forward speed ratios. The input planetary gearset has one member selectively connected with the input shaft and another member continuously connected with a stationary member. The output planetary gearset has one member continuously connected with the output shaft and a plurality of the members interconnected either with a stationary member through the torque-transmitting mechanisms or with the third member of the input planetary gearset to the torque-transmitting mechanisms, or with the input shaft through a torque-transmitting mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Pierre Adolf, Cyrille Bridier, Matthieu Rihn
  • Publication number: 20070117673
    Abstract: A power transmission incorporates an input planetary gearset and an output planetary gearset, which are interconnected by a plurality of torque-transmitting mechanisms to establish at least seven forward speed ratios. The input planetary gearset has one member selectively connected with the input shaft and another member continuously connected with a stationary member. The output planetary gearset has one member continuously connected with the output shaft and a plurality of the members interconnected either with a stationary member through the torque-transmitting mechanisms or with the third member of the input planetary gearset to the torque-transmitting mechanisms, or with the input shaft through a torque-transmitting mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventors: Pierre Adolf, Cyrille Bridier, Matthieu Rihn
  • Patent number: 6468179
    Abstract: A powertrain has a planetary transmission having a planetary gear arrangement and six torque transmitting mechanisms that are controlled to provide six forward ratios and a reverse ratio. The planetary gear arrangement includes two sun gear members, two ring gear members, and a planet carrier assembly member that are disposed in three axially spaced planes of gear mesh. The planet carrier member has a short pinion gear member, meshing (first plane) with one sun gear member, a first long pinion gear member having a small gear section, meshing (first plane) with the small pinion gear member and one ring gear member, and a large gear section, meshing(second plane) with the other sun gear member, and a second long pinion gear member, meshing (second and third planes) with both the large gear section (second plane) and the second ring gear member (third plane).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Roland Mathis, Marc Andres, Pierre Adolf