Patents by Inventor Charles Ganske

Charles Ganske 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).

  • Virtual clutch temperature gauge
    Patent number: 11346408
    Abstract: An apparatus (a controller), and systems and methods for management of inputs, determination of a calculated clutch temperature, and control of action related to the clutch of a transmission system, and notification improvements to a user associated therewith are disclosed. In particular, a clutch calculator circuit is augmented by a machine learning component that employs a machine learning technique and provides a projected clutch temperature as a basis for actions to be taken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: EATON CUMMINS AUTOMATED TRANSMISSION TECH., LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Bosscher, Charles Ganske
  • VIRTUAL CLUTCH TEMPERATURE GAUGE
    Publication number: 20200318698
    Abstract: An apparatus (a controller), and systems and methods for management of inputs, determination of a calculated clutch temperature, and control of action related to the clutch of a transmission system, and notification improvements to a user associated therewith are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Jeffrey Bosscher, Charles Ganske
  • Shift rail rod seal with positioning feature
    Patent number: 9765890
    Abstract: A shift rail rod seal for a transmission shift apparatus. The rod seal includes a case that is over-molded with a seal body that includes a seal lip for engaging a shift rail and a chamfered lip that engages the seal bore chamfered bore entrance when the rod seal is correctly assembled into the seal housing bore. A transmission shift apparatus that is adapted to receive the shift rod seal includes a manifold housing and a clutch housing that together form a sealed cavity. A shift rail and piston are received in the sealed cavity that is pressurized to actuate the shift apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy Smith, Graeme Jackson, Charles Ganske
  • Shift Rail Rod Seal with Positioning Feature
    Publication number: 20150001035
    Abstract: A shift rail rod seal for a transmission shift apparatus. The rod seal includes a case that is over-molded with a seal body that includes a seal lip for engaging a shift rail and a chamfered lip that engages the seal bore chamfered bore entrance when the rod seal is correctly assembled into the seal housing bore. A transmission shift apparatus that is adapted to receive the shift rod seal includes a manifold housing and a clutch housing that together form a sealed cavity. A shift rail and piston are received in the sealed cavity that is pressurized to actuate the shift apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Timothy Smith, Graeme Jackson, Charles Ganske