Patents by Inventor Darryl I. Hudson

Darryl I. Hudson 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: 9032841
    Abstract: A housing for a transmission is disclosed. The housing may have a plurality of integrally-formed walls that together create an enclosure with an open first end and an open second end disposed axially opposite the first end. The housing may also have a first flange located at the first end of the enclosure and configured to engage an input housing of an engine, and a second flange located at the second end of the enclosure and configured to engage a differential housing. The plurality of integrally formed walls includes a lower wall having at least one impingement protection feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Paul D. Cashatt, Darryl I. Hudson, Michael E. Watts, Cory J. Deppert, Michael G. Eddingfield
  • Publication number: 20130283971
    Abstract: A housing for a transmission is disclosed. The housing may have a plurality of integrally-formed walls that together create an enclosure with an open first end and an open second end disposed axially opposite the first end. The housing may also have a first flange located at the first end of the enclosure and configured to engage an input housing of an engine, and a second flange located at the second end of the enclosure and configured to engage a differential housing. The plurality of integrally formed walls includes a lower wall having at least one impingement protection feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Paul D. CASHATT, Darryl I. Hudson, Michael E. Watts, Cory J. Deppert, Michael G. Eddingfield