Patents by Inventor James L. Lamin

James L. Lamin 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).

  • Synchronizer clutch assembly for multiple ratio gearing
    Patent number: 5531305
    Abstract: A synchronizer clutch assembly for a manual transmission comprising a synchronizer hub carried by a torque delivery shaft and including a cone clutch member carried by a gear forming a part of the transmission gearing and a synchronizer blocker ring adapted to be made of forged steel, the synchronizer assembly including a shiftable clutch sleeve that is engageable with at least one spring element secured to the synchronizer blocker ring whereby the blocker ring cone clutch frictionally engages the cone clutch of the gear upon movement of the sleeve toward an engagement position until the rotary motion of the gear is brought into synchronism with the rotary motion of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Assignee: Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Roberts, Christopher D. Thomas, James L. Lamin, Gary I. Skipper, Jonathan G. Larsen