Patents by Inventor Alberto Passos

Alberto Passos 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).

  • Selectable one-way clutch with improved electromagnetic module
    Patent number: 11255387
    Abstract: A controllable one-way clutch assembly having an electromagnetic actuator module equipped with an energizeable coil assembly, a strut moveable in response to energization of the coil assembly from a released position to a locked position, and a latching mechanism operable to releaseably hold the strut in the released position when the coil assembly is not energized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: MAGNA POWERTRAIN INC.
    Inventors: Darrell Greene, Alberto Passos, Dennis (Tak Man) Loui, Dusan Milacic, David Gelfand, Adrian Cioc, Ranjit Uppal
  • Strut-type selectable clutch with hydraulic deployment prevention features
    Patent number: 10533617
    Abstract: A one-way clutch having an anti-deployment feature operable to counteract hydraulic forces acting on the strut so as to assist in maintaining the strut in a non-deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: MAGNA POWERTRAIN INC.
    Inventors: Ranjit Uppal, Sean Steele, Alberto Passos, Dusan Milacic
  • STRUT-TYPE SELECTABLE CLUTCH WITH HYDRAULIC DEPLOYMENT PREVENTION FEATURES
    Publication number: 20180058518
    Abstract: A one-way clutch having an anti-deployment feature operable to counteract hydraulic forces acting on the strut so as to assist in maintaining the strut in a non-deployed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Ranjit Uppal, Sean Steele, Alberto Passos, Dusan Milacic