Patents by Inventor Bernard D. Nefacy

Bernard D. Nefacy 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).

  • Electrified vehicle powertrain clutch
    Patent number: 9353801
    Abstract: An exemplary clutch device of an electrified vehicle includes a first member having a plurality of lugs about an axis, and a second member including a plurality of apertures. The plurality of lugs are selectively moveable axially into corresponding apertures to couple together rotation of the first member and the second member. Interfaces between the first member and the second member when under positive torque are angled differently than interfaces between the first member and the second member when under negative torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Bernard D. Nefacy, Walter Joseph Ortmann, Brian Richard Light, Brian Thomas Soo
  • ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE POWERTRAIN CLUTCH
    Publication number: 20160053822
    Abstract: An exemplary clutch device of an electrified vehicle includes a first member having a plurality of lugs about an axis, and a second member including a plurality of apertures. The plurality of lugs are selectively moveable axially into corresponding apertures to couple together rotation of the first member and the second member. Interfaces between the first member and the second member when under positive torque are angled differently than interfaces between the first member and the second member when under negative torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Bernard D. Nefacy, Walter Joseph Ortmann, Brian Richard Light, Brian Thomas Soo