Patents by Inventor Anthony Paskus
Anthony Paskus 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).
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Patent number: 10295044Abstract: A powertrain includes a transmission case, a transfer case, a front axle housing, and a webbed brace. The transfer case and front axle housing are directly fastened to the transmission case. The webbed brace is directly fastened to the transmission case, the transfer case, and the front axle housing to form a powerplant system. The webbed brace is configured such that a bending frequency of the powerplant system falls within a predefined range.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2016Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Marc Thomas Wilkins, Chris Peter Nicholas, Anthony Paskus, Brian Christian Orr, Andrew Brian Lovatt, William David Guarino
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Patent number: 10047800Abstract: A vehicle has a transfer case that is configured to receive power from a transmission, and transfer the power to one or both of a front axle and a rear axle. The transfer case has an output, such as an output rod, that delivers the power to a differential on one of the axles. A driveshaft has a single constant-velocity joint thereon. A first shaft of the driveshaft is directly connected to the output of the transfer case by a fixed connection, such as a spline connection, that inhibits axial slipping. The first shaft is connected on its other end to the constant-velocity joint. A second shaft of the driveshaft is connects to the constant-velocity joint to the differential. The driveshaft can also have a clamp at the splint to inhibit axial slipping at the spline connection.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2016Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Chris Peter Nicholas, Anthony Paskus, Marc Thomas Wilkins
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Patent number: 9982707Abstract: A driveshaft assembly of a vehicle includes a yoke assembly having a shaft extending between a yoke and a flange. The yoke assembly further includes a bearing having an inner race integrally formed on an outer surface of the shaft, an outer race circumscribing the inner race, and a plurality of rotating elements rollably engaging between the inner and outer races. A tube is attached to the flange.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Chris Peter Nicholas, Anthony Paskus, Marshall Erin Bates
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Publication number: 20180100574Abstract: A powertrain includes a transmission case, a transfer case, a front axle housing, and a webbed brace. The transfer case and front axle housing are directly fastened to the transmission case. The webbed brace is directly fastened to the transmission case, the transfer case, and the front axle housing to form a powerplant system. The webbed brace is configured such that a bending frequency of the powerplant system falls within a predefined range.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2016Publication date: April 12, 2018Inventors: Marc Thomas WILKINS, Chris Peter NICHOLAS, Anthony PASKUS, Brian Christian ORR, Andrew Brian LOVATT, William David GUARINO
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Patent number: 9873426Abstract: A vehicle includes friction brakes, an axle, and a controller. The axle has an electronic limited-slip differential that includes a variable torque capacity lockup clutch. The controller is programmed to, in response to a difference between desired and actual yaw rates exceeding a first threshold, increase the torque of the lockup clutch to decrease the difference between the desired and actual yaw rates. The controller is further programmed to, in response the difference between desired and actual yaw rates exceeding a second threshold that is greater than the first threshold, increase the torque of the friction brakes to decrease the difference between the desired and actual yaw rates.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2016Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Anthony Paskus, Neil Hurst, Marshall Erin Bates, Ashok E. Rodrigues, Andrew Monticello, Michael Edward Brewer
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Publication number: 20180017097Abstract: A driveshaft assembly of a vehicle includes a yoke assembly having a shaft extending between a yoke and a flange. The yoke assembly further includes a bearing having an inner race integrally formed on an outer surface of the shaft, an outer race circumscribing the inner race, and a plurality of rotating elements rollably engaging between the inner and outer races. A tube is attached to the flange.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2016Publication date: January 18, 2018Inventors: Chris Peter NICHOLAS, Anthony PASKUS, Marshall Erin BATES
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Publication number: 20170361834Abstract: A vehicle includes friction brakes, an axle, and a controller. The axle has an electronic limited-slip differential that includes a variable torque capacity lockup clutch. The controller is programmed to, in response to a difference between desired and actual yaw rates exceeding a first threshold, increase the torque of the lockup clutch to decrease the difference between the desired and actual yaw rates. The controller is further programmed to, in response the difference between desired and actual yaw rates exceeding a second threshold that is greater than the first threshold, increase the torque of the friction brakes to decrease the difference between the desired and actual yaw rates.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2016Publication date: December 21, 2017Inventors: Anthony PASKUS, Neil HURST, Marshall Erin BATES, Ashok E. RODRIGUES, Andrew MONTICELLO, Michael Edward BREWER
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Publication number: 20170276181Abstract: A vehicle has a transfer case that is configured to receive power from a transmission, and transfer the power to one or both of a front axle and a rear axle. The transfer case has an output, such as an output rod, that delivers the power to a differential on one of the axles. A driveshaft has a single constant-velocity joint thereon. A first shaft of the driveshaft is directly connected to the output of the transfer case by a fixed connection, such as a spline connection, that inhibits axial slipping. The first shaft is connected on its other end to the constant-velocity joint. A second shaft of the driveshaft is connects to the constant-velocity joint to the differential. The driveshaft can also have a clamp at the splint to inhibit axial slipping at the spline connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2016Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventors: Chris Peter NICHOLAS, Anthony PASKUS, Marc Thomas WILKINS
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Patent number: 9422987Abstract: A constant velocity (CV) joint includes a shield to protect a J-boot from damage due to projectiles such as stones and to prevent ballooning. A rigid portion of the shield is fixed to a ring, which is adapted for fixation to a powertrain component such as a transmission. A flexible portion of the shield prevents projectiles from entering through the opening created by non-coincident axes of the shaft and ring. The flexible portion has a number of truncated conical panels with alternating orientation that accommodate the variable size opening by flexing in an accordion-like fashion.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2014Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Christopher Peter Nicholas, Jonathan Gretsky, Scott Wilson, Anthony Paskus
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Publication number: 20160169294Abstract: A constant velocity (CV) joint includes a shield to protect a J-boot from damage due to projectiles such as stones and to prevent ballooning. A rigid portion of the shield is fixed to a ring, which is adapted for fixation to a powertrain component such as a transmission. A flexible portion of the shield prevents projectiles from entering through the opening created by non-coincident axes of the shaft and ring. The flexible portion has a number of truncated conical panels with alternating orientation that accommodate the variable size opening by flexing in an accordion-like fashion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2014Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventors: Christopher Peter Nicholas, Jonathan Gretsky, Scott Wilson, Anthony Paskus
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Patent number: 8434386Abstract: A system for cooling a power transfer unit includes a case enclosing said unit and including an outer surface, a chamber bounded by said outer surface, an inlet for carrying coolant from a source of pressurized coolant into the chamber, and an outlet for carrying coolant from the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2011Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: James Thomas Gooden, Shaun Gordon Knowles, Anthony Paskus, Andrew Christopher Posa
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Publication number: 20120285290Abstract: A system for cooling a power transfer unit includes a case enclosing said unit and including an outer surface, a chamber bounded by said outer surface, an inlet for carrying coolant from a source of pressurized coolant into the chamber, and an outlet for carrying coolant from the chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2011Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: James Thomas Gooden, Shaun Gordon Knowles, Anthony Paskus, Andrew Christopher Posa
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Patent number: 4690552Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring strains in a test object in any of a plurality of directions. The object is illuminated with coherent light so that light is reflected to a focussing lens and a shearing diffraction grating having lines extending in a plurality of directions. The various diffracted orders interfere at the focal plane of the lens and are recorded on a photographic media. The object is then stressed and a second exposure is made on the same media, resulting in interference between the fringes produced on the two exposures. The media is developed as a transparency and subjected to optical processing to detect strain in any direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 1985Date of Patent: September 1, 1987Assignee: Industrial Holographics, Inc.Inventors: Ralph M. Grant, Richard E. Haskell, Anthony Paskus, Stanley R. Windeler, Forrest S. Wright