Patents by Inventor Irwin W. Knight

Irwin W. Knight 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).

  • Transmission having torque converter and planetary gear train
    Patent number: 6210297
    Abstract: The automatic transmission comprises a torque converter and a planetary gear train. The gear train includes a first sun gear which is keyed to the output shaft of the torque converter. A first planetary gear meshes with the sun gear and that gear is keyed to an axle. The axle is mounted for rotation to a carrier and the carrier is rotated by the input shaft of the torque converter so that as the carrier rotates so too does the axle. A second planetary gear is also keyed to the axle and that gear meshes with a second sun gear. The latter sun gear rotates a drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: Ivat Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Irwin W. Knight