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).

  • Patent number: 12643417
    Abstract: Systems and methods for an electric drive unit. The electric drive unit includes, in one example, a first electric machine rotationally coupled to a first drive wheel via a first gear train and a second electric machine rotationally coupled to a second drive wheel via a second gear train. The electric drive unit further includes a disconnect clutch that is configured to selectively rotationally couple the first electric machine and the second electric machine and a park lock assembly that is coupled to one of the first gear train and the second gear train and is configured to inhibit rotation of the corresponding gear train.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
    Inventors: Gowrisankar Devaraj, Cody Ott
  • Patent number: 12539769
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for an electric drive unit. The electric drive unit includes a first electric machine and a second electric machine, a first transmission coupled to the first electric machine, a second transmission coupled to the second electric machine and a disconnect. The disconnect is arranged between a shaft coupled to the first transmission and a shaft coupled to the second transmission and configured to mechanically couple the first transmission and the second transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2026
    Assignee: DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
    Inventors: Gowrisankar Devaraj, Cody Ott
  • Patent number: 12485748
    Abstract: Systems and methods for an electric drive unit. The electric drive unit includes, in one example, a first electric machine rotationally coupled to a first drive wheel via a first gear train and a second electric machine rotationally coupled to a second drive wheel via a second gear train. The electric drive unit further includes a disconnect clutch that is configured to selectively rotationally couple the first electric machine and the second electric machine and a park lock assembly that is coupled to one of the first gear train and the second gear train and is configured to inhibit rotation of the corresponding gear train.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Assignee: DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
    Inventors: Gowrisankar Devaraj, Cody Ott
  • Publication number: 20250364869
    Abstract: Systems are provided for a support for a gear train. For an example, a system, comprising: an electric motor comprising an electric motor output shaft; a gear train comprising an input gear coupled to a first gear arranged on a lay shaft, further comprising a second gear arranged on the lay shaft and coupled to an output gear, wherein the input gear is further coupled to the electric motor output shaft and the output gear is coupled to a gear train output shaft; and a support physically coupled to a housing of the electric motor, wherein the support is configured to support a bearing coupled to the output gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2024
    Publication date: November 27, 2025
    Inventors: Cody OTT, Gowrisankar DEVARAJ
  • Publication number: 20250222761
    Abstract: Systems and methods for an electric drive unit. The electric drive unit includes, in one example, a first electric machine rotationally coupled to a first drive wheel via a first gear train and a second electric machine rotationally coupled to a second drive wheel via a second gear train. The electric drive unit further includes a disconnect clutch that is configured to selectively rotationally couple the first electric machine and the second electric machine and a park lock assembly that is coupled to one of the first gear train and the second gear train and is configured to inhibit rotation of the corresponding gear train.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2024
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Inventors: Gowrisankar DEVARAJ, Cody OTT
  • Publication number: 20250222785
    Abstract: Systems and methods for an electric drive unit. The electric drive unit includes, in one example, a first electric machine rotationally coupled to a first drive wheel via a first gear train and a second electric machine rotationally coupled to a second drive wheel via a second gear train. The electric drive unit further includes a disconnect clutch that is configured to selectively rotationally couple the first electric machine and the second electric machine and a park lock assembly that is coupled to one of the first gear train and the second gear train and is configured to inhibit rotation of the corresponding gear train.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2024
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Inventors: Gowrisankar DEVARAJ, Cody OTT
  • Publication number: 20250206146
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for an electric drive unit. The electric drive unit includes a first electric machine and a second electric machine, a first transmission coupled to the first electric machine, a second transmission coupled to the second electric machine and a disconnect. The disconnect is arranged between a shaft coupled to the first transmission and a shaft coupled to the second transmission and configured to mechanically couple the first transmission and the second transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventors: Gowrisankar DEVARAJ, Cody OTT
  • Publication number: 20250183759
    Abstract: Systems are provided herein for an oil distribution system of an electric drive unit comprising a back-to-back twin motor configuration. In one example, an oil distributor comprises a first distribution channel comprising a first inlet section and a first outlet section; and a second distribution channel comprising a second inlet section and a second outlet section, wherein the first and second inlet sections are included in a main body and the first and second outlet sections protrude radially away from the main body in opposite directions; and the first distribution channel distributes oil to a first rotor shaft coupled to a first electric motor and the second distribution channel distributes oil to a second rotor shaft coupled to a second electric motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Inventors: Cody OTT, Gowrisankar DEVARAJ, Gaetan MARCEAU
  • Patent number: 12173792
    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: January 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
    Inventors: Nathan Mandery, David Luce, Cody Ott
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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