Patents by Inventor Keith Rodrigues

Keith Rodrigues 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).

  • Internal electronic park actuator
    Patent number: 10539235
    Abstract: A parking pawl module includes a first actuator, a gearbox including at least one gear carrier where the at least one gear carrier supports a hub configured to rotate when the first actuator rotates, and a disconnect module. The disconnect module includes: an output coupler having a first surface and a second surface; an actuation feature disposed on the first surface; and a torsion spring having a first end connected to the output coupler and a second end connected to the hub or the at least one gear carrier. The disconnect module also includes an actuation mechanism disposed on the second surface of the output coupler. The actuation mechanism is configured to mesh with the hub. The first actuator controls movement of the at least one hub, the actuation feature, and the actuation mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Vitesco Technologies USA, LLC
    Inventors: Keith Rodrigues, Mitul Patel
  • INTERNAL ELECTRONIC PARK ACTUATOR
    Publication number: 20190136975
    Abstract: A parking pawl module includes a first actuator, a gearbox including at least one gear carrier where the at least one gear carrier supports a hub configured to rotate when the first actuator rotates, and a disconnect module. The disconnect module includes: an output coupler having a first surface and a second surface; an actuation feature disposed on the first surface; and a torsion spring having a first end connected to the output coupler and a second end connected to the hub or the at least one gear carrier. The disconnect module also includes an actuation mechanism disposed on the second surface of the output coupler. The actuation mechanism is configured to mesh with the hub. The first actuator controls movement of the at least one hub, the actuation feature, and the actuation mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Rodrigues, Mitul Patel
  • Internal electronic park actuator
    Patent number: 10208858
    Abstract: A parking pawl module includes a first actuator, a gearbox including at least one gear carrier where the at least one gear carrier supports a hub configured to rotate when the first actuator rotates, and a disconnect module. The disconnect module includes: an output coupler having a first surface and a second surface; an actuation feature disposed on the first surface; and a torsion spring having a first end connected to the output coupler and a second end connected to the hub or the at least one gear carrier. The disconnect module also includes an actuation mechanism disposed on the second surface of the output coupler. The actuation mechanism is configured to mesh with the hub. The first actuator controls movement of the at least one hub, the actuation feature, and the actuation mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Rodrigues, Mitul Patel
  • INTERNAL ELECTRONIC PARK ACTUATOR
    Publication number: 20170307081
    Abstract: A parking pawl module includes a first actuator, a gearbox including at least one gear carrier where the at least one gear carrier supports a hub configured to rotate when the first actuator rotates, and a disconnect module. The disconnect module includes: an output coupler having a first surface and a second surface; an actuation feature disposed on the first surface; and a torsion spring having a first end connected to the output coupler and a second end connected to the hub or the at least one gear carrier. The disconnect module also includes an actuation mechanism disposed on the second surface of the output coupler. The actuation mechanism is configured to mesh with the hub. The first actuator controls movement of the at least one hub, the actuation feature, and the actuation mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Rodrigues, Mitul Patel
  • Wheel hub with electric motor
    Patent number: 9561715
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a final drive assembly for powering a wheel of a machine. The final drive assembly includes a hub adapted to support the wheel, a spindle casting coupled to the hub and a bearing disposed within the hub. The spindle casting at least partially defines a steering axis about which the wheel pivots. The final drive assembly also includes an electric motor disposed within the bearing, the electric motor positioned between the spindle casting and hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Reginald M. Bindl, Keith Rodrigues
  • WHEEL HUB WITH ELECTRIC MOTOR
    Publication number: 20140139009
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a final drive assembly for powering a wheel of a machine. The final drive assembly includes a hub adapted to support the wheel, a spindle casting coupled to the hub and a bearing disposed within the hub. The spindle casting at least partially defines a steering axis about which the wheel pivots. The final drive assembly also includes an electric motor disposed within the bearing, the electric motor positioned between the spindle casting and hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Reginald M. Bindl, Keith Rodrigues