Patents by Inventor Douglas Cross

Douglas Cross 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).

  • Clutched flywheel transmission
    Patent number: 10612649
    Abstract: An energy storage and recovery system device for a vehicle, comprising a flywheel, a first and a second set of gears, and multiple wet multi-plate clutches, wherein one of each gear set is arranged coaxially along a clutch shaft with one of the clutches, and wherein the device is coupled to the vehicle transmission, such that actuation of a clutch redirected the torque path via the gears, thereby enabling multiple ratios and therefore multiple speeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Flybrid Automotive Limited
    Inventor: Douglas Cross
  • Clutched Flywheel Transmission
    Publication number: 20160208911
    Abstract: An energy storage and recovery system device for a vehicle, comprising a flywheel, a first and a second set of gears, and multiple wet multi-plate clutches, wherein one of each gear set is arranged coaxially along a clutch shaft with one of the clutches, and wherein the device is coupled to the vehicle transmission, such that actuation of a clutch redirected the torque path via the gears, thereby enabling multiple ratios and therefore multiple speeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Douglas Cross
  • Clutched flywheel transmission
    Patent number: 9300184
    Abstract: An energy storage and recovery system device for a vehicle, comprising a flywheel, a first and a second set of gears, and multiple wet mutliplate clutches, wherein one of each gear set is arranged coaxially along a clutch shaft with one of the clutches, and wherein the device is coupled to the vehicle transmission, such that actuation of a clutch redirected the torque path via the gears, thereby enabling multiple ratios and therefore multiple speeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: FlyBrid Automotive Limited
    Inventor: Douglas Cross
  • Clutched Flywheel Transmission
    Publication number: 20130192399
    Abstract: An energy storage and recovery system device (2) for a vehicle, comprising a flywheel (4), a first and a second set of gears (4; 6), and multiple wet multiplate clutches (10, 12, 14), wherein one of each gear set (4; 6) is arranged coaxially along a clutch shaft (34, 36, 38) with one of the clutches (10, 12, 14), and wherein the device (2) is coupled to the vehicle transmission, such that actuation of a clutch redirects the torque path via the gears, thereby enabling multiple ratios and therefore multiple speeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: Flybrid Automotive Limited
    Inventor: Douglas Cross