Patents by Inventor John V. Bartus

John V. Bartus 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).

  • Cam actuated single rail manual transmission
    Patent number: 5562011
    Abstract: A multiple speed manual transmission shift mechanism mounted within a transmission housing, including a shift rail (10), a control tube (14) which is coaxial with said shift rail (10), a plurality of shift forks (16) supported for translation by said control tube (14), where the shift forks (16) are prevented from translating due to deflectable pins (20), and the control tube (14) may selectively disable the pins (20) to allow translation of the shift forks ( 16 ) .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1996
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventor: John V. Bartus