Patents by Inventor Gordon Hunt

Gordon Hunt 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).

  • Hydraulically actuated axle disconnect
    Patent number: 6296097
    Abstract: An axle disconnect assembly for a vehicle having an input shaft and a coaxially arranged output shaft. A collar is splined to one of the shafts and is slidable to selectively engage the other shaft to establish a positive driving connection between the input and output shafts. A movable piston engages the collar to selectively position the collar. A valve is in communication with the vehicle's existing oil pump and is controlled to selectively supply pressurized oil to opposite sides of the piston to selectively displace the piston thereby selectively controlling the position of the collar and the connection between the shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Spicer Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William Gordon Hunt, Thomas Lee Redding