Patents by Inventor Frederick J. Morris

Frederick J. Morris 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 belt drive with low friction seals for the primary and secondary sheaves
    Patent number: 4608032
    Abstract: An infinitely variable power transmission mechanism comprising a driving sheave assembly and a driven sheave with a torque transmitting drive belt connecting the sheaves, a ratio controlling servo for changing the effective pitch diameter of the sheave assemblies, a belt loading servo for controlling the load capacity of the belt and relatively reduced friction diaphragm actuators for adjustably positioning movable sheave portions of the sheave assemblies, the belt and sheave assembly portions of the mechanism being in a housing area that is isolated from gearing portions of the mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1984
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1986
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Thomas R. Stockton, Frederick J. Morris