Patents by Inventor Gerard Patrick Kuchta

Gerard Patrick Kuchta 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 transaxle and parking actuator assembly
    Patent number: 9855930
    Abstract: A transaxle and a parking actuator assembly are provided. The parking actuator assembly may include an actuator, a rack, and the biasing member. The actuator may include a pin biased towards an extended position. The rack may be configured to carry a parking rod and may define first and second ramped recesses each configured to receive the pin. The biasing member may be coupled with the rack and may be configured to bias the parking rod towards engagement with a parking mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Emad Al-Regib, Todd Curtis Spaulding, Matthew Stephen Eiszler, Gerard Patrick Kuchta, Brian Richard Light, Eric S. Richardson, Ronald Gaw
  • VEHICLE TRANSAXLE AND PARKING ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20170001604
    Abstract: A transaxle and a parking actuator assembly are provided. The parking actuator assembly may include an actuator, a rack, and the biasing member. The actuator may include a pin biased towards an extended position. The rack may be configured to carry a parking rod and may define first and second ramped recesses each configured to receive the pin. The biasing member may be coupled with the rack and may be configured to bias the parking rod towards engagement with a parking mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: EMAD AL-REGIB, TODD CURTIS SPAULDING, MATTHEW STEPHEN EISZLER, GERARD PATRICK KUCHTA, BRIAN RICHARD LIGHT, ERIC S. RICHARDSON, RONALD GAW
  • Method and apparatus for preventing contamination from affecting magnetic field sensors
    Patent number: 9157970
    Abstract: A magnetic field sensor is employed to determine a rotational velocity of an element by sensing frequency variations in a magnetic flux during rotation of the element. The magnetic field sensor includes a sensor face provided with obstacles, such as a series of spaced, substantially parallel grooves arranged perpendicular to a direction in which contamination tends to move across the face during operation of the sensor. The obstacles inhibit movement of contamination across the face such that the contamination does not cause false variations in the magnetic flux which would degrade sensor signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Luke Fyie, Gerard Patrick Kuchta, Steve Adam Hermann
  • Method and Apparatus for Preventing Contamination from Affecting Magnetic Field Sensors
    Publication number: 20120256621
    Abstract: A magnetic field sensor is employed to determine a rotational velocity of an element by sensing frequency variations in a magnetic flux during rotation of the element. The magnetic field sensor includes a sensor face provided with obstacles, such as a series of spaced, substantially parallel grooves arranged perpendicular to a direction in which contamination tends to move across the face during operation of the sensor. The obstacles inhibit movement of contamination across the face such that the contamination does not cause false variations in the magnetic flux which would degrade sensor signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Luke Fyie, Gerard Patrick Kuchta, Steve Adam Hermann