Patents Examined by Emmanuel Sayer
  • Patent number: 6672843
    Abstract: A dual pump apparatus for use on a vehicle or industrial application having a housing in which a pair of hydraulic pumps are mounted, having by at least one charge pump mounted on an end cap, and the trunnion arms for controlling the hydraulic pumps extending out of opposite sides of the housing. A cooling fan may be mounted on the primary or secondary input shaft on the opposite side of the pulley used to engage the prime mover. An auxiliary pump may also be mounted on the primary input shaft and may be located either at the input end thereof adjacent to the pulley, or on the opposite side of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Lonnie E. Holder, Michael Todd, Robert E. Trimble