Patents by Inventor Carter Brown

Carter Brown 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).

  • Energy harvesting clutch control assembly, valve assembly, and electrically actuated clutch
    Patent number: 11260739
    Abstract: A clutch assembly includes a clutch mechanism and an energy harvesting device. The clutch mechanism includes an input member, an output member, and an actuating mechanism to govern selective torque transmission from the input member to the output member. The actuating mechanism is powered by electrical current. The energy harvesting device is electrically connected to the actuating mechanism, and the energy harvesting device is configured to scavenge available energy to generate the electrical current that powers the actuating mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: HORTON, INC.
    Inventors: David R. Hennessy, Carter Brown, Gavin Dauwalter, Adam Gerenz, Patrick Swords, Gregory Stephen Mowry, Ali Abdullah Alsagoor, Brian Nguyen, Alexander John Zaic, Joseph Peter Zinke
  • ENERGY HARVESTING CLUTCH CONTROL ASSEMBLY, VALVE ASSEMBLY, AND ELECTRICALLY ACTUATED CLUTCH
    Publication number: 20210138888
    Abstract: A clutch assembly includes a clutch mechanism and an energy harvesting device. The clutch mechanism includes an input member, an output member, and an actuating mechanism to govern selective torque transmission from the input member to the output member. The actuating mechanism is powered by electrical current. The energy harvesting device is electrically connected to the actuating mechanism, and the energy harvesting device is configured to scavenge available energy to generate the electrical current that powers the actuating mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: David R. Hennessy, Carter Brown, Gavin Dauwalter, Adam Gerenz, Patrick Swords, Gregory Stephen Mowry, Ali Abdullah Alsagoor, Brian Nguyen, Alexander John Zaic, Joseph Peter Zinke
  • Composite land vehicle frame
    Patent number: 9783233
    Abstract: A composite frame for vehicles formed with a honeycomb or similar core laminated on the top and bottom sides with a layer of material joined by an adhesive layer. One or more structural beams or stringer are interposed between the top and bottom layer of the composite frame running part or all of the length or width of the composite frame. Each of these structural members may also be joined to the top and bottom material as well as the adjacent honeycomb or by a layer of adhesive or by other means. One embodiment of the frame may be perfectly flat along a horizontal axis. A second embodiment may conform to any curvature, angle or combination specified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Boulder Electric Vehicle
    Inventor: Carter Brown
  • COMPOSITE LAND VEHICLE FRAME
    Publication number: 20110095574
    Abstract: A composite frame for vehicles formed with a honeycomb or similar core laminated on the top and bottom sides with a layer of material joined by an adhesive layer. One or more structural beams or stringer are interposed between the top and bottom layer of the composite frame running part or all of the length or width of the composite frame. Each of these structural members may also be joined to the top and bottom material as well as the adjacent honeycomb or by a layer of adhesive or by other means. One embodiment of the frame may be perfectly flat along a horizontal axis. A second embodiment may conform to any curvature, angle or combination specified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: Boulder Electric Vehicle
    Inventor: Carter Brown