Patents by Inventor Burton N. Luther

Burton N. Luther 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).

  • Two-piece sector plate for a transfer case
    Patent number: 5713243
    Abstract: A two-piece sector plate is employed in an automotive vehicle transfer case. The sector includes a rotatable body and a cam block movably coupled thereto with a biasing device disposed therebetween. A shift rail mode pin rides along a camming surface of the cam block and along a camming surface of the sector body, wherein the camming surfaces have different radii. A method of operating the two-piece sector plate is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignee: New Venture Gear, Inc.
    Inventors: Randolph C. Williams, Burton N. Luther, Nanda K. Ambady