Patents by Inventor Timothy G. Hayes

Timothy G. Hayes 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).

  • Arrangement for inhibiting range shifting in a transmission
    Patent number: 8225695
    Abstract: An arrangement for inhibiting axial movement of a range clutch in a transmission includes a driver adapted to move the range clutch axially on an output shaft between a high range position and a low range position, a sensor arrangement adapted to sense at least one of reverse rotational direction and potential reverse rotational direction of at least one of a main shaft and the output shaft and to generate an inhibit range shift signal upon sensing at least one of reverse rotational direction and potential reverse rotational direction, and a controller adapted to inhibit operation of the driver upon receipt of the inhibit range shift signal from the sensor arrangement. A transmission and a vehicle including such an arrangement are also disclosed. A method for inhibiting axial movement of a range clutch in a transmission, and a method of retrofitting a transmission with an arrangement for inhibiting axial movement of a range clutch are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Mack Trucks, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy G. Hayes
  • ARRANGEMENT FOR INHIBITING RANGE SHIFTING IN A TRANSMISSION
    Publication number: 20110174590
    Abstract: An arrangement for inhibiting axial movement of a range clutch in a transmission includes a driver adapted to move the range clutch axially on an output shaft between a high range position and a low range position, a sensor arrangement adapted to sense at least one of reverse rotational direction and potential reverse rotational direction of at least one of a main shaft and the output shaft and to generate an inhibit range shift signal upon sensing at least one of reverse rotational direction and potential reverse rotational direction, and a controller adapted to inhibit operation of the driver upon receipt of the inhibit range shift signal from the sensor arrangement. A transmission and a vehicle including such an arrangement are also disclosed. A method for inhibiting axial movement of a range clutch in a transmission, and a method of retrofitting a transmission with an arrangement for inhibiting axial movement of a range clutch are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: Mack Trucks, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy G. Hayes