Patents by Inventor Austin A. Richards

Austin A. Richards 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).

  • Publication number: 20090054163
    Abstract: A drivetrain that includes a drivetrain component, a flange structure, a yoke flange, a female guide portion and a male guide portion. The drivetrain component has a shaft that is rotatable about an axis. The flange structure is fixedly but removably coupled to the shaft. The female guide portion is directly coupled to one of the shaft and the yoke flange. The male guide portion is directly coupled to the other one of the shaft and the yoke flange. The male guide portion engages the female guide portion to thereby align the yoke flange to the axis. The yoke flange and the flange structure are fixedly but removably coupled to one another. A method of fabricating a drivetrain is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC.
    Inventors: Austin Richard GERDING, Salvatore Nicola GRUPIDO, Marc Matthew MENOSKY, Thomas John OLDENBURG
  • Publication number: 20060250636
    Abstract: A method is provided for scheduling in a printing system comprising a plurality of modules. In the method, a print job comprising one or more sheet to be printed is submitted to the printing system. Available paths are determined for one of the one or more sheets of the print job. A preferred available path for said one of the one or more sheets of the print job is determined from the available paths. The preferred available path for said one of the one or more sheets of the print job is submitted to one or more of the plurality of modules. A reservation matrix representative of said one of the one or more sheets being scheduled on the preferred available path is updated. The steps of determining the available paths, determining a preferred available path, submitted the preferred available path and updating the reservation matrix are repeated for each subsequent sheet of the one or more sheets of the print job. A printing system comprising a plurality of modules is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2005
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventor: Austin Richards