Patents by Inventor John R. Saieg

John R. Saieg 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).

  • Electromagnetically actuated coupler
    Patent number: 10870347
    Abstract: A wheel end assembly includes a first shaft supported on a knuckle secured to a vehicle frame, including first clutch teeth, a second shaft secured to the halfshaft, a coil, and a collar rotatably secured to the second shaft, axially displaceable relative to the first shaft, including second clutch teeth that alternately engage the first clutch teeth due to an electromagnetic field produced by energizing the coil and disengage from the first clutch teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: FORD GLOABL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: John R. Saieg, Jacob M. Povirk, Dennis W. Isken, II, Brian J. Andonian
  • ELECTROMAGNETICALLY ACTUATED COUPLER
    Publication number: 20150167751
    Abstract: A wheel end assembly includes a first shaft supported on a knuckle secured to a vehicle frame, including first clutch teeth, a second shaft secured to the halfshaft, a coil, and a collar rotatably secured to the second shaft, axially displaceable relative to the first shaft, including second clutch teeth that alternately engage the first clutch teeth due to an electromagnetic field produced by energizing the coil and disengage from the first clutch teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: John R. Saieg, Jacob M. Povirk, Dennis W. Isken, II, Brian J. Andonian
  • Electronic locking differential
    Patent number: 8265842
    Abstract: A method for controlling a clutch of an electronic locking differential for a vehicle includes determining either that a speed of the vehicle is less than a reference speed or that a desired state of the clutch is a disengaged state, determining that an angular displacement of a steering wheel from a centered position is less than a first reference angle, and disengaging the clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jacob M. Povirk, John R. Saieg, Gary M. Pietrzyk
  • Electronic Locking Differential
    Publication number: 20110022279
    Abstract: A method for controlling a clutch of an electronic locking differential for a vehicle includes determining either that a speed of the vehicle is less than a reference speed or that a desired state of the clutch is a disengaged state, determining that an angular displacement of a steering wheel from a centered position is less than a first reference angle, and disengaging the clutch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventors: Jacob M. Povirk, John R. Saieg, Gary M. Pietrzyk