Patents by Inventor Donald Zucaro

Donald Zucaro 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: 8312975
    Abstract: A hydraulic control system for a vehicle includes a brake control unit having a mechanically actuated master cylinder and an electric motor driven pump. The master cylinder and the pump are each adapted to separately provide pressurized fluid to a brake cylinder. A hydraulically actuated drive coupling selectively transfers torque between rotatable input and output shafts. The rotatable output shaft is adapted to drive a vehicle wheel. The hydraulic control unit is in receipt of pressurized fluid from the pump. The hydraulic control unit includes a valve moveable between a first position where the drive coupling is in communication with the pressurized fluid and torque is transferred by the coupling and a second position where the pressure of the fluid in the cavity is reduced to reduce the torque transferred by the coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: MAGNA Powertrain USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy M. Burns, Hsing Hua Fan, Donald Zucaro
  • Publication number: 20100029440
    Abstract: A hydraulic control system for a vehicle includes a brake control unit having a mechanically actuated master cylinder and an electric motor driven pump. The master cylinder and the pump are each adapted to separately provide pressurized fluid to a brake cylinder. A hydraulically actuated drive coupling selectively transfers torque between rotatable input and output shafts. The rotatable output shaft is adapted to drive a vehicle wheel. The hydraulic control unit is in receipt of pressurized fluid from the pump. The hydraulic control unit includes a valve moveable between a first position where the drive coupling is in communication with the pressurized fluid and torque is transferred by the coupling and a second position where the pressure of the fluid in the cavity is reduced to reduce the torque transferred by the coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Timothy M. Burns, Hsing Hua Fan, Donald Zucaro