Patents by Inventor Jim Gooden

Jim Gooden 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).

  • Supplying lubricant to a pinion carrier of an automatic transmission
    Publication number: 20060287152
    Abstract: An assembly for a hydraulically actuated automatic transmission comprising a balance dam, a carrier partially enclosing the balance dam, and a pinion shaft secured to the carrier having a fluid passage interconnecting the balance dam and an outer surface of the pinion shaft. Fluid exiting the passage is used to lubricate a bearing supported on the pinion shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Brian Bishop, Michael Brockway, Mohamed Redissi, Norm Bird, Jim Gooden, Robert Meyer