Patents by Inventor Jacob E. Morris

Jacob E. Morris 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).

  • Patent number: 11015662
    Abstract: A clutch assembly includes a housing, a rotational member configured to rotate relative to the housing about an axis, and a clutch pack coupled between the housing and the rotational member. The clutch pack is configured to regulate movement of the rotational member relative to the housing. The clutch pack includes a speed sensor ring coupled to the rotational member such that the speed sensor ring is configured to rotate with the rotational member about the axis. The clutch assembly includes a sensor in communication with the speed sensor ring. The sensor is configured to measure an angular velocity of the rotational member relative to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Steven R. Fliearman, Jeffrey S. Turner, Austin B. Stephens, Kevin M. Allen, Jacob E. Morris
  • Patent number: 10975938
    Abstract: A combination starter-generator device is provided for a work vehicle having an engine. The starter-generator device includes an electric machine; a gear set configured to couple the electric machine and the engine in first and second power flow directions, the gear set configured to operate in one of at least first, second, and third gear ratios in the first power flow direction and at least a fourth gear ratio in the second power flow direction; at least one clutch selectively coupled to the gear set to effect the first, second, and third gear ratios in the first power flow direction and the fourth gear ratio in the second power flow direction; and an actuator assembly including at least one electromagnet configured to selectively shift the at least one clutch between disengaged and engaged positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Steven R. Fliearman, Lisa R. Lloyd, Stacy K. Worley, Austin B. Stephens, Jacob E. Morris
  • Publication number: 20210018051
    Abstract: A clutch assembly includes a housing, a rotational member configured to rotate relative to the housing about an axis, and a clutch pack coupled between the housing and the rotational member. The clutch pack is configured to regulate movement of the rotational member relative to the housing. The clutch pack includes a speed sensor ring coupled to the rotational member such that the speed sensor ring is configured to rotate with the rotational member about the axis. The clutch assembly includes a sensor in communication with the speed sensor ring. The sensor is configured to measure an angular velocity of the rotational member relative to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Steven R. Fliearman, Jeffrey S. Turner, Austin B. Stephens, Kevin M. Allen, Jacob E. Morris
  • Publication number: 20200332866
    Abstract: A combination starter-generator device is provided for a work vehicle having an engine. The starter-generator device includes an electric machine; a gear set configured to couple the electric machine and the engine in first and second power flow directions, the gear set configured to operate in one of at least first, second, and third gear ratios in the first power flow direction and at least a fourth gear ratio in the second power flow direction; at least one clutch selectively coupled to the gear set to effect the first, second, and third gear ratios in the first power flow direction and the fourth gear ratio in the second power flow direction; and an actuator assembly including at least one electromagnet configured to selectively shift the at least one clutch between disengaged and engaged positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Steven R. Fliearman, Lisa R. Lloyd, Stacy K. Worley, Austin B. Stephens, Jacob E. Morris