Patents by Inventor Barry Joe Beadle

Barry Joe Beadle 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).

  • Soft shift system and method
    Patent number: 6679806
    Abstract: A system and method for the soft shift of a transmission connecting a power source to a well stimulation pump through a transmission. When it is desired to change gear ratios in the transmission, the transmission is caused to enter a torque converter mode from a lockup mode. The engine speed is adjusted according to a signal representative of the speed of the transmission output shaft. Once the gear ratio has been changed, the transmission is caused to enter a lockup mode from the torque converter mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: S & S Trust
    Inventors: Grant William Ayo, David Eric Hanson, Barry Joe Beadle, Anthony Allen Giacobbe, Mark Alan Payne
  • Soft shift system and method
    Publication number: 20020087257
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method for the soft shift of a transmission connecting a power source and a driven device. When it is desired to change gear ratios in the transmission, the transmission is caused to enter a torque converter mode from a lockup mode. The engine speed is adjusted according to a signal representative of the speed of the transmission output shaft. Once the gear ratio has been changed, the transmission is caused to enter a lockup mode from the torque converter mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2002
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Grant William Ayo, David Eric Hanson, Barry Joe Beadle, Anthony Allen Giacobbe, Mark Alan Payne