Patents by Inventor Gary Kinnear

Gary Kinnear 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).

  • Electro-mechanical actuator for an electrically actuated parking brake
    Patent number: 7021415
    Abstract: An electrically actuated parking brake system and actuator therefor. The actuator includes a motor having a drive shaft, and a gear train coupled to the drive shaft, wherein the gear train provides at least one mechanical output from the actuator. The gear train may include a drive gear coupled to the drive shaft, a driven gear coupled to the drive gear, and a planetary gear set coupled to the driven gear. Various configurations are provided for isolating actuator components for controlling audible noise, including sub-frame isolation configurations, motor isolation configurations, and gear train isolation configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: William Farmer, Gary Kinnear, Thomas P. Schregardus, Yuly Yanishevsky
  • Electro-mechanical actuator for an electrically actuated parking brake
    Publication number: 20040178028
    Abstract: An electrically actuated parking brake system and actuator therefor. The actuator includes a motor having a drive shaft, and a gear train coupled to the drive shaft, wherein the gear train provides at least one mechanical output from the actuator. The gear train may include a drive gear coupled to the drive shaft, a driven gear coupled to the drive gear, and a planetary gear set coupled to the driven gear. Various configurations are provided for isolating actuator components for controlling audible noise, including sub-frame isolation configurations, motor isolation configurations, and gear train isolation configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventors: William Farmer, Gary Kinnear, Thomas P. Schregardus, Yuly Yanishevsky