Patents by Inventor Jason R. Ludwig

Jason R. Ludwig 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).

  • Jet pump with centralized nozzle
    Patent number: 9322400
    Abstract: A jet pump that supplies fluid to a transmission pump includes a pump inlet, a sump, a fluid source, and a nozzle including an axial passage for carrying fluid from the sump toward the inlet, and a second passage having an arcuate periphery and including an entrance facing a lateral side of the nozzle and connected to the fluid source and an exit communicating with the pump inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Lee J. Becker, Charles M. Robeck, Mark R. Dobson, Li Liu, Jason R. Ludwig
  • JET PUMP WITH CENTRALIZED NOZZLE
    Publication number: 20140093401
    Abstract: A jet pump that supplies fluid to a transmission pump includes a pump inlet, a sump, a fluid source, and a nozzle including an axial passage for carrying fluid from the sump toward the inlet, and a second passage having an arcuate periphery and including an entrance facing a lateral side of the nozzle and connected to the fluid source and an exit communicating with the pump inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Lee J. Becker, Charles M. Robeck, Mark R. Dobson, Li Liu, Jason R. Ludwig