Patents by Inventor Craig Matthew RENNEKER

Craig Matthew RENNEKER 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).

  • Override for shifting a shift-by-wire transmission
    Patent number: 10598281
    Abstract: An override mechanism for a shift-by-wire transmission includes a housing having a first pin aperture and a shaft extending into the housing. The override mechanism further includes a reel plate having a second pin aperture. The reel plate is rotatably fixed to the shaft and rotatable within the housing. The override mechanism further includes a spring biasing the reel plate to a first angular position, and a pull-pin removably disposable within the first and second pin apertures to retain the reel plate in a second angular position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Emad Al-Regib, Todd Curtis Spaulding, Craig Matthew Renneker, Bryant L. Poynter, Susan Wyatt
  • OVERRIDE FOR SHIFTING A SHIFT-BY-WIRE TRANSMISSION
    Publication number: 20180156333
    Abstract: An override mechanism for a shift-by-wire transmission includes a housing having a first pin aperture and a shaft extending into the housing. The override mechanism further includes a reel plate having a second pin aperture. The reel plate is rotatably fixed to the shaft and rotatable within the housing. The override mechanism further includes a spring biasing the reel plate to a first angular position, and a pull-pin removably disposable within the first and second pin apertures to retain the reel plate in a second angular position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Emad AL-REGIB, Todd Curtis SPAULDING, Craig Matthew RENNEKER, Bryant L. POYNTER, Susan WYATT