Patents by Inventor Cody OTT

Cody OTT 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).

  • MODULAR PARK LOCK SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD
    Publication number: 20240141992
    Abstract: A park lock unit and method for operation of said unit are provided. In one example, the park lock unit includes a sliding assembly that engages and disengages a parking pawl from a toothed wheel and an electronic actuation assembly configured to engage the parking pawl with the toothed wheel when electric power provided to the electronic actuation assembly drops below a threshold value. The park lock unit further includes a manual release mechanism configured to disengage the parking pawl from the toothed wheel in response to operator input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Nathan MANDERY, David LUCE, Cody OTT
  • Modular park lock system and operating method
    Patent number: 11913547
    Abstract: A park lock unit and method for operation of said unit are provided. In one example, the park lock unit includes a sliding assembly that engages and disengages a parking pawl from a toothed wheel and an electronic actuation assembly configured to engage the parking pawl with the toothed wheel when electric power provided to the electronic actuation assembly drops below a threshold value. The park lock unit further includes a manual release mechanism configured to disengage the parking pawl from the toothed wheel in response to operator input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
    Inventors: Nathan Mandery, David Luce, Cody Ott
  • MODULAR PARK LOCK SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD
    Publication number: 20230145682
    Abstract: A park lock unit and method for operation of said unit are provided. In one example, the park lock unit includes a sliding assembly that engages and disengages a parking pawl from a toothed wheel and an electronic actuation assembly configured to engage the parking pawl with the toothed wheel when electric power provided to the electronic actuation assembly drops below a threshold value. The park lock unit further includes a manual release mechanism configured to disengage the parking pawl from the toothed wheel in response to operator input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Nathan MANDERY, David LUCE, Cody OTT