Patents by Inventor Earl S. Aoki

Earl S. Aoki 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).

  • Transmission disconnect utilizing an axially shiftable drive collar
    Patent number: 4479568
    Abstract: An engine-transmission disconnect mechanism that includes mating splines spline grooves on a drive collar-shaft assembly. End areas of selected splines are set back from the collar-shaft interface to facilitate meshed engagement of the splines and grooves when the engine is operated. The mechanism can be shifted between the connect and disconnect modes while the engine is running.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1984
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Faro D. Palazzolo, Roland A. Magnuson, Earl S. Aoki