Patents by Inventor Aaron STINSON

Aaron STINSON 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).

  • Power transmitting component with a lubrication distribution valve housed in a clutch hub of a friction clutch and an actuator for coordinated operation of the friction clutch and the lubrication distribution valve
    Patent number: 10851846
    Abstract: A power transmitting component that includes a clutch, a valve and a ball ramp mechanism. The clutch has a hub, a housing, a clutch pack and an apply plate. The clutch pack has sets of friction plates that are mounted to the hub and the housing. The valve includes a valve element, which is received in a bore in the hub, an inlet and an outlet. The ball ramp mechanism has first and second ball ramp rings and is operable for selectively translating the apply plate to compress the friction plates against the housing as well as for translating the valve element to open the valve. The second ball ramp ring is coupled to the hub for rotation therewith. The first ball ramp ring is rotatable relative to the second ball ramp ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Larry A. Pritchard, Christopher Sullivan, Aaron Stinson
  • POWER TRANSMITTING COMPONENT WITH A LUBRICATION DISTRIBUTION VALVE HOUSED IN A CLUTCH HUB OF A FRICTION CLUTCH AND AN ACTUATOR FOR COORDINATED OPERATION OF THE FRICTION CLUTCH AND THE LUBRICATION DISTRIBUTION VALVE
    Publication number: 20190277346
    Abstract: A power transmitting component that includes a clutch, a valve and a ball ramp mechanism. The clutch has a hub, a housing, a clutch pack and an apply plate. The clutch pack has sets of friction plates that are mounted to the hub and the housing. The valve includes a valve element, which is received in a bore in the hub, an inlet and an outlet. The ball ramp mechanism has first and second ball ramp rings and is operable for selectively translating the apply plate to compress the friction plates against the housing as well as for translating the valve element to open the valve. The second ball ramp ring is coupled to the hub for rotation therewith. The first ball ramp ring is rotatable relative to the second ball ramp ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Larry A. PRITCHARD, Christopher SULLIVAN, Aaron STINSON