Patents by Inventor Dennis Cool

Dennis Cool 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).

  • Selectively engageable differential
    Patent number: 6698565
    Abstract: A differential assembly for an automotive vehicle includes a differential housing and a differential gear assembly mounted within the differential housing. A connector plate is adapted to connect to a drive shaft of the vehicle and a clutch pack is mounted within the differential housing that interconnects the differential gear assembly and the connector plate. A ball screw assembly is adapted to selectively apply axial force to the clutch pack, thereby engaging the connector plate and the differential gear assembly such that rotational movement of the connector plate is transferred through the clutch pack to the differential gear assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis Cool, Richard Michael Krzesicki