Patents by Inventor Kenneth Roger SHANTZ

Kenneth Roger SHANTZ 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).

  • Drive transmission system and method
    Patent number: 9005079
    Abstract: A drive system and method includes a gearbox system, a first hydraulic motor driving a first input shaft, a second hydraulic motor driving a second input shaft, a drive pump driving the first and second hydraulic motors, and a system control for controlling the drive pump, the clutch assembly, and the first and second hydraulic motors. The gearbox system includes the first input shaft having a first input gear driving a first output gear on an output shaft, the second input shaft having a second input gear driving a second output gear disengageable from the output shaft, and a clutch assembly for engaging the second output gear with the output shaft. The clutch assembly includes a clutch to engage the second output gear with the output shaft, and a fluid access channel through a rotary manifold to provide pressurized fluid to activate the clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Tigercat Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn Thomas Pette, Kevin Ronald Henson, Kenneth Roger Shantz
  • DRIVE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20140141933
    Abstract: A drive system and method includes a gearbox system, a first hydraulic motor driving a first input shaft, a second hydraulic motor driving a second input shaft, a drive pump driving the first and second hydraulic motors, and a system control for controlling the drive pump, the clutch assembly, and the first and second hydraulic motors. The gearbox system includes the first input shaft having a first input gear driving a first output gear on an output shaft, the second input shaft having a second input gear driving a second output gear disengageable from the output shaft, and a clutch assembly for engaging the second output gear with the output shaft. The clutch assembly includes a clutch to engage the second output gear with the output shaft, and a fluid access channel through a rotary manifold to provide pressurized fluid to activate the clutch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: TIGERCAT INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventors: Shawn Thomas PETTE, Kevin Ronald HENSON, Kenneth Roger SHANTZ