Patents by Inventor Emmett D. Conklin

Emmett D. Conklin 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).

  • Infinitely variable transmission and control apparatus therefor
    Patent number: 4635494
    Abstract: An infinitely variable transmission, method of controlling an infinitely variable transmission, and an apparatus utilizing the method. The infinitely variable transmission provides a lever or walking beam having a variable fulcrum point. Power is supplied to one end of the lever, for example by cams on a driving shaft. Power is taken from the other end of the lever by use of a rack cooperating with a gear mounted to a one-way clutch on a driven shaft. The method controlling the infinitely variable transmission includes measuring the intake manifold pressure of the internal combustion engine driving the transmission and displacing the fulcrum point of the lever in response to the measurement obtained to vary the transmission ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1987
    Inventor: Emmett D. Conklin