Patents by Inventor Gary Allen Johnson

Gary Allen Johnson 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 layout with a continuously variable transmission
    Patent number: 10830324
    Abstract: A vehicle layout including a motor, a continuously variable transmission (CVT), an actuator, a controller, a drivetrain and at least one clutch is provided. The motor provides engine torque. The CVT is operationally coupled to receive the engine torque. The actuator is configured to control a gearing ratio of the CVT. The controller activates the actuator based at least in part on an input. The drivetrain is in operational communication with the CVT. The at least one clutch is configured to selectively disconnect torque between at least one of the motor and the CVT and the CVT and the drivetrain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: TEAM Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce H. Younggren, John Edward Hamrin, Joel Dunlap, Brandon P. Lenk, Gary Allen Johnson
  • VEHICLE LAYOUT WITH A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION
    Publication number: 20190093745
    Abstract: A vehicle layout including a motor, a continuously variable transmission (CVT), an actuator, a controller, a drivetrain and at least one clutch is provided. The motor provides engine torque. The CVT is operationally coupled to receive the engine torque. The actuator is configured to control a gearing ratio of the CVT. The controller activates the actuator based at least in part on an input. The drivetrain is in operational communication with the CVT. The at least one clutch is configured to selectively disconnect torque between at least one of the motor and the CVT and the CVT and the drivetrain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: TEAM Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce H. Younggren, John Edward Hamrin, Joel Dunlap, Brandon P. Lenk, Gary Allen Johnson
  • MULTI-MODE CVT CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20190092312
    Abstract: A control system for a continuously variable transmission (CVT) is provided. The control system includes a shift mode switch, an actuator and a controller. The shift mode switch is selectable between a plurality of modes. The actuator is in operational communication with the CVT to selectively override normal shifting characteristics of the CVT. The controller is in communication with the shift mode switch. The controller is configured to control the actuator to selectively override the normal shifting characteristics of the CVT based at least in part on a select mode configuration selected by the shift mode switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: TEAM Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: John Edward Hamrin, Bruce H. Younggren, Gary Allen Johnson, Carlos Romo, Javier Solis