Patents by Inventor David J. Shoals

David J. Shoals 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: 5078649
    Abstract: Torsion damping isolator assemblies (19 or 100 or 200) are disposed for damping torsionals in a vehicle driveline. The assemblies include spiral springs (62 or 202, 204) and a vane damper assembly (22 or 206) disposed in parallel and immersed in automatic transmission fluid of a torque converter housing (24). Damper assemblies (22 or 206) include first and second relatively rotatable housing members (66, 68 or 208, 210). Housing members (66 or 208) are connected to radially inner ends (62b or 202b, 204b) of the springs, and members (68 or 210) are connected to radially outer ends (62a or 202a, 204a) of the springs. The housing members define chambers which vary inversely in volume in response to flexing of the spring assemblies by driveline torsionals. The chambers communication with the fluid in the torque converter housing via restricted passages (86, 88 or 220f, 220g). As the chambers vary in volume, energy from the torsionals is converted to fluid pressure in the chambers decreasing in volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1992
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne K. Leichliter, David J. Shoals, John C. Mann, Charles S. Roscoe, Rodney H. Detty