Patents by Inventor Brian E. Sitterly

Brian E. Sitterly 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).

  • Integrated flow control member
    Patent number: 10808829
    Abstract: An axle assembly for a vehicle includes an axle housing having at least one axle shaft and a flow control member disposed therein. The flow control member is interposed between the at least one axle shaft and the axle housing. The flow control member includes a hollow cylindrical main body having at least one surface irregularity formed on an outer surface thereof that cooperates with the inner surface of the housing to form at least one fluid flow path configured to receive a fluid therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas L. Nahrwold, Brian E. Sitterly
  • INTEGRATED FLOW CONTROL MEMBER
    Publication number: 20200200258
    Abstract: An axle assembly for a vehicle includes an axle housing having at least one axle shaft and a flow control member disposed therein. The flow control member is interposed between the at least one axle shaft and the axle housing. The flow control member includes a hollow cylindrical main body having at least one surface irregularity formed on an outer surface thereof that cooperates with the inner surface of the housing to form at least one fluid flow path configured to receive a fluid therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas L. Nahrwold, Brian E. Sitterly