Patents by Inventor Joshua A. KIRBY

Joshua A. KIRBY 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).

  • LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL WITH CLUTCH FOR INHIBITING SPEED DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN SIDE GEARS
    Publication number: 20200141476
    Abstract: A differential assembly that includes a differential input member, a differential gear set, a first clutch, and a second clutch. The differential input member is rotatable about a differential axis and defines an internal cavity. The differential gear set is received in the differential cavity and includes first and second side gears. The first clutch has a plurality of first clutch plates and a plurality of second clutch plates. The first clutch plates are rotatably coupled to the differential input member. The second clutch plates are interleaved with the first clutch plates and are rotatably coupled to the first side gear. The second clutch is selectively operable to non-rotatably couple one of the first and second side gears to the differential input member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Frederick E. ZINK, Joshua A. KIRBY, Joseph S. BALENDA, II, Michael SCHULTE