Patents by Inventor W. Gordon Hunt

W. Gordon Hunt 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).

  • Drive axle assembly with gear mesh lubrication systems for lubricating gear mesh and/or differential bearings
    Patent number: 8167758
    Abstract: An axle assembly having an axle assembly with first and second sumps for holding a lubricant. A rotating ring gear associated with a differential can rotate through the lubricant in the first sump to cause a portion of the lubricant to cling to the ring gear. A portion of the lubricant that has clung to the ring gear can be removed from the ring gear and transferred to the second sump. The lubricant in the second sump can be drained to lubricate teeth of a pinion that is in meshing engagement with the ring gear and/or to lubricate bearings that support the pinion. A related method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: James P Downs, Herbert L Adams, III, W. Gordon Hunt, Gregory E Woodside
  • Drive axle assembly with gear mesh lubrication systems for lubricating gear mesh and/or differential bearings
    Publication number: 20100144480
    Abstract: An axle assembly having an axle assembly with first and second sumps for holding a lubricant. A rotating ring gear associated with a differential can rotate through the lubricant in the first sump to cause a portion of the lubricant to cling to the ring gear. A portion of the lubricant that has clung to the ring gear can be removed from the ring gear and transferred to the second sump. The lubricant in the second sump can be drained to lubricate teeth of a pinion that is in meshing engagement with the ring gear and/or to lubricate bearings that support the pinion. A related method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: James P. Downs, Herbert L. Adams, III, W. Gordon Hunt, Gregory E. Woodside