Patents by Inventor Branden Reeves

Branden Reeves 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).

  • Electronic shift on the fly part-time electro mechanical transfer case
    Patent number: 9475385
    Abstract: A transfer case comprising an input shaft and a first output shaft sharing a primary axis of rotation; a second output shaft offset from the first output shaft; a range shifter comprising a first cam constructed and arranged to selectively shift a vehicle to a high-range drive mode, a low range drive mode, or a neutral drive mode; a mode shifter comprising a second cam constructed and arranged to actuate a synchronizer which selectively shifts the vehicle between a two-wheel drive and a four-wheel drive mode; and a dual drive gear interposed between the range shifter and the mode shifter which is rotatable to actuate the first cam and the second cam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Larry A. Pritchard, Branden Reeves, Mallikarjun Rudagi