Patents by Inventor Thomas Patrick Knox

Thomas Patrick Knox 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: 10955009
    Abstract: A number of variations may include a product including a single clutch pack having a plurality of clutch plates, and a first friction material on a first plate of the plurality of clutch plates, and a second friction material on a second plate of the plurality of plates, the first friction material being different than the second friction material, and constructed and arranged to provide a tailored combination of torque capacity and response time that would be produced by a clutch pack having solely the first friction material on plates thereof or the second friction material on plates thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Philip John Francis, Thomas Patrick Knox, Christopher Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20190301538
    Abstract: A number of variations may include a product including a single clutch pack having a plurality of clutch plates, and a first friction material on a first plate of the plurality of clutch plates, and a second friction material on a second plate of the plurality of plates, the first friction material being different than the second friction material, and constructed and arranged to provide a tailored combination of torque capacity and response time that would be produced by a clutch pack having solely the first friction material on plates thereof or the second friction material on plates thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Philip John Francis, Thomas Patrick Knox, Christopher Sullivan
  • Patent number: 9423017
    Abstract: A transfer case and hydraulic clutch assembly for a motor vehicle driveline include a hydraulic fluid circuit in communication with a cavity disposed opposite a piston from a clutch pack for delivering pressurized fluid to the cavity for biasing the piston towards the clutch pack thereby activating the clutch. The transfer case and hydraulic clutch assembly also include a lubricant fluid circuit that is in communication with the chain that links the input sprocket to the output sprocket during use, as the chain rotates around the input sprocket and output sprocket, the lubricant fluid drips from or is sprayed from the chain. At least part of this released fluid is captured by a screen disposed above the hydraulic fluid reservoir. The screen removes any metal particles or debris and then passes the screen fluid into the hydraulic fluid reservoir thereby replenishing the hydraulic fluid reservoir without resorting to a time consuming and costly maintenance procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Philip John Francis, Thomas Patrick Knox, Hans Jacobsson, Michael Palazzolo, Stephanie Paul