Patents by Inventor Dries VERSTRAETE

Dries VERSTRAETE 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).

  • Vehicle transmission and method for operation of said transmission
    Patent number: 11549570
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a vehicle transmission are provided. In one example, a vehicle transmission system includes a first planetary gear set rotationally coupled to a second planetary gear set and a first electrical machine rotationally coupled to a gear in the first planetary gear set. The vehicle transmission system further includes a second electrical machine rotationally coupled to a gear in the second planetary gear set and a first clutch configured to selectively disconnect the first and second planetary gear sets from a drive axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Dana Belgium N.V.
    Inventors: Joachim Van Dingenen, Jessica Versini, Dries Verstraete, Bert Hannon
  • VEHICLE TRANSMISSION AND METHOD FOR OPERATION OF SAID TRANSMISSION
    Publication number: 20220325782
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a vehicle transmission are provided. In one example, a vehicle transmission system includes a first planetary gear set rotationally coupled to a second planetary gear set and a first electrical machine rotationally coupled to a gear in the first planetary gear set. The vehicle transmission system further includes a second electrical machine rotationally coupled to a gear in the second planetary gear set and a first clutch configured to selectively disconnect the first and second planetary gear sets from a drive axle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Joachim VAN DINGENEN, Jessica VERSINI, Dries VERSTRAETE, Bert HANNON
  • Vehicle transmission and method for operation of said transmission
    Patent number: 11441645
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a vehicle transmission are provided. In one example, a vehicle transmission system includes a first planetary gear set rotationally coupled to a second planetary gear set and a first electrical machine rotationally coupled to a gear in the first planetary gear set. The vehicle transmission system further includes a second electrical machine rotationally coupled to a gear in the second planetary gear set and a first clutch configured to selectively disconnect the first and second planetary gear sets from a drive axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Dana Belgium N.V.
    Inventors: Joachim Van Dingenen, Jessica Versini, Dries Verstraete, Bert Hannon
  • VEHICLE TRANSMISSION AND METHOD FOR OPERATION OF SAID TRANSMISSION
    Publication number: 20210364065
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a vehicle transmission are provided. In one example, a vehicle transmission system includes a first planetary gear set rotationally coupled to a second planetary gear set and a first electrical machine rotationally coupled to a gear in the first planetary gear set. The vehicle transmission system further includes a second electrical machine rotationally coupled to a gear in the second planetary gear set and a first clutch configured to selectively disconnect the first and second planetary gear sets from a drive axle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Joachim VAN DINGENEN, Jessica VERSINI, Dries VERSTRAETE, Bert HANNON