Patents by Inventor Chad Louis Davis

Chad Louis Davis 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).

  • Optimized clutch bearing lubrication path for preloaded hydraulic linkage applications
    Patent number: 8689961
    Abstract: The present invention provides an arrangement of a vehicle with a clutch release bearing and a lubrication path through a bell housing of a transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Kingston Jennings, Mahesh Shashidhar Nesari, Clinton Lee McClellan, Daniel Vern Gochenour, Chad Louis Davis
  • Release bearing assembly
    Patent number: 8672114
    Abstract: A release bearing assembly for an automotive clutch connecting an engine with a transmission is provided. The release bearing assembly can have a front slinger with a main body with a generally radial planar portion that at least partially covers an annular spacing between the bearing inner and outer races of the release bearing assembly. A rear slinger is provided which contacts an outer race of the bearing and forms an annular groove portion adjacent the annular spacing between the inner and outer races.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Chad Louis Davis, Mahesh Shashidhar Nesari, Daniel Vern Gochenour
  • Optimized clutch bearing lubrication path for preloaded hydraulic linkage applications
    Publication number: 20110303476
    Abstract: The present invention provides an arrangement of a vehicle with a clutch release bearing and a lubrication path through a bell housing of a transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Kingston Jennings, Mahesh Shashidhar Nesari, Clinton Lee McClellan, Daniel Vern Gochenour, Chad Louis Davis
  • Release bearing assembly
    Publication number: 20110253500
    Abstract: A release bearing assembly for an automotive clutch connecting an engine with a transmission is provided. The release bearing assembly can have a front slinger with a main body with a generally radial planar portion that at least partially covers an annular spacing between the bearing inner and outer races of the release bearing assembly. A rear slinger is provided which contacts an outer race of the bearing and forms an annular groove portion adjacent the annular spacing between the inner and outer races.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Chad Louis Davis, Mahesh Shashidhar Nesari, Daniel Vern Gochenour