Patents by Inventor Tom Balamuki

Tom Balamuki 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).

  • Spring loaded transmission auxiliary piston
    Patent number: 6450051
    Abstract: An auxiliary box for a heavy vehicle transmission includes a shift cylinder wherein fluid drives a piston in a first direction, and a spring drives a shift fork in an opposed second direction. If fluid is supplied to drive the piston in the first direction, a first gear is engaged in the auxiliary box, and if fluid is relieved the spring drives a shift fork to engage a second piston. The invention thus eliminates some of the fluid controls and components in the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: ZF Meritor, LLC
    Inventors: Tom Balamuki, Landon Ball, Peggy Marie Garrett