Patents by Inventor Christopher S. Barron

Christopher S. Barron 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).

  • Vehicle drivetrain lubrication system
    Patent number: 11421773
    Abstract: In at least some implementations, a vehicle drivetrain assembly includes a housing, a reservoir and a conduit. The housing has a housing interior, a housing inlet communicating with the housing interior, a housing outlet communicating with the housing interior, and an opening communicating with the housing interior and adapted to receive part of a shaft. The reservoir is carried by the housing and has a reservoir interior, a reservoir inlet communicating with the reservoir interior, and at least one reservoir outlet communicating with the reservoir interior. The conduit is coupled at a first end to the housing outlet and coupled at a second end to the reservoir inlet, wherein at least part of the conduit extends above the housing interior relative to gravity, and the conduit is routed about an exterior of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Saurabh H Potdar, Christopher S Barron, Halim Santoso
  • VEHICLE DRIVETRAIN LUBRICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220260150
    Abstract: In at least some implementations, a vehicle drivetrain assembly includes a housing, a reservoir and a conduit. The housing has a housing interior, a housing inlet communicating with the housing interior, a housing outlet communicating with the housing interior, and an opening communicating with the housing interior and adapted to receive part of a shaft. The reservoir is carried by the housing and has a reservoir interior, a reservoir inlet communicating with the reservoir interior, and at least one reservoir outlet communicating with the reservoir interior. The conduit is coupled at a first end to the housing outlet and coupled at a second end to the reservoir inlet, wherein at least part of the conduit extends above the housing interior relative to gravity, and the conduit is routed about an exterior of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Saurabh H. Potdar, Christopher S. Barron, Halim Santoso
  • Pendulum vibration absorber on a crankshaft
    Patent number: 8813604
    Abstract: An apparatus for damping vibrations in an internal combustion engine. The apparatus includes a crankshaft with a lobe. The lobe has a flange with an opening that is coupled to the body of the lobe. A pendulum is pivotally coupled to the flange in a manner to allow the pendulum to follow an epicycloidal path of movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Chrysler Group LLC
    Inventors: Bruce Geist, Christopher S. Barron, William F. Resh, Md Imran Hossain, Michael P. Patyi, Stan M. Mashkevich
  • PENDULUM VIBRATION ABSORBER ON A CRANKSHAFT
    Publication number: 20130098198
    Abstract: An apparatus for damping vibrations in an internal combustion engine. The apparatus includes a crankshaft with a lobe. The lobe has a flange with an opening that is coupled to the body of the lobe. A pendulum is pivotally coupled to the flange in a manner to allow the pendulum to follow an epicycloidal path of movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: CHRYSLER GROUP LLC
    Inventors: Bruce Geist, Christopher S. Barron, William F. Resh, Md Imran Hossain, Michael P. Patyi, Stan M. Mashkevich