Patents by Inventor Adrian P. Lee

Adrian P. Lee 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).

  • Toroidal continuously variable transmission
    Patent number: 6780139
    Abstract: For extension of service lives of rollers and discs of a toroidal continuously variable transmission, input discs, output discs and rollers are formed of a heat-resisting bearing steel. At least a roller has its peripheral surface subjected to a shot peening for achieving a compressive residual stress of 0.6 to 1.2 GPa and a hardness of HRC 63 to 66 at the outermost surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Koyo Seiko Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuharu Misada, Masao Goto, Yasuo Asai, Yoshihiro Ono, Teruo Hoshino, Adrian P. Lee, Jonathan Newall
  • Toroidal continuously variable transmission
    Publication number: 20030013574
    Abstract: For extension of service lives of rollers and discs of a toroidal continuously variable transmission, input discs, output discs and rollers are formed of a heat-resisting bearing steel. At least a roller has its peripheral surface subjected to a shot peening for achieving a compressive residual stress of 0.6 to 1.2 GPa and a hardness of HRC 63 to 66 at the outermost surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventors: Yasuharu Misada, Masao Goto, Yasuo Asai, Yoshihiro Ono, Teruo Hoshino, Adrian P. Lee, Jonathan Newall