Patents by Inventor Kristen G. Byrd

Kristen G. Byrd 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).

  • AXLE ASSEMBLY HAVING A LUBRICANT DEFLECTOR
    Publication number: 20230417316
    Abstract: An axle assembly having a differential carrier, a differential assembly, and a lubricant deflector. The differential assembly is mounted to the differential carrier and is rotatable about a differential axis. The lubricant deflector is mounted to the differential carrier and directs lubricant that is splashed or sprayed by a ring gear of the differential assembly into a lubricant passage of the differential carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Dhanapal Vittala Raya, Mark Smith, Kristen G. Byrd
  • Axle assembly having an electric motor module and method of assembly
    Patent number: 11038396
    Abstract: An axle assembly having an electric motor module and a method of assembly. The electric motor module may include a motor housing, a coolant jacket that may be received in the motor housing, and stator windings that may be disposed in the coolant jacket. A mounting flange of a differential carrier may receive a portion of the coolant jacket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Dhanapal Vittala Raya, Mark Smith, Chetankumar Ghatti, Kristen G. Byrd
  • Differential assembly having an overhanging ring gear
    Patent number: 10941846
    Abstract: A differential assembly having a case and a ring gear. The ring gear is mounted to the case and may include a mounting flange and a set of teeth. The mounting flange may have a fastener hole. The set of teeth overhangs the fastener hole such that the set of teeth extend further toward the axis than at least a portion of the fastener hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Dhanapal Vittala Raya, I-Chao Chung, Tao Peng, Kristen G. Byrd
  • DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY HAVING AN OVERHANGING RING GEAR
    Publication number: 20200347922
    Abstract: A differential assembly having a case and a ring gear. The ring gear is mounted to the case and may include a mounting flange and a set of teeth. The mounting flange may have a fastener hole. The set of teeth overhangs the fastener hole such that the set of teeth extend further toward the axis than at least a portion of the fastener hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Dhanapal Vittala Raya, I-Chao Chung, Tao Peng, Kristen G. Byrd
  • AXLE ASSEMBLY HAVING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR MODULE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20200177049
    Abstract: An axle assembly having an electric motor module and a method of assembly. The electric motor module may include a motor housing, a coolant jacket that may be received in the motor housing, and stator windings that may be disposed in the coolant jacket. A mounting flange of a differential carrier may receive a portion of the coolant jacket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Dhanapal Vittala Raya, Mark Smith, Chetankumar Ghatti, Kristen G. Byrd
  • Axle assembly having a clutch collar actuator mechanism
    Patent number: 10378634
    Abstract: An axle assembly having a clutch collar actuator mechanism. The clutch collar actuator mechanism may have a piston housing and a yoke that may move with respect to the piston housing. The piston housing may extend around the input shaft and may receive at least one piston. The yoke may connect the piston to the clutch collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Robert D. Kluck, Nicholas S. Lakin, Kristen G. Byrd, Larry Wagle, Dale Kwasniewski
  • AXLE ASSEMBLY HAVING A CLUTCH COLLAR ACTUATOR MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20180372203
    Abstract: An axle assembly having a clutch collar actuator mechanism. The clutch collar actuator mechanism may have a piston housing and a yoke that may move with respect to the piston housing. The piston housing may extend around the input shaft and may receive at least one piston. The yoke may connect the piston to the clutch collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Robert D. Kluck, Nicholas S. Lakin, Kristen G. Byrd, Larry Wagle, Dale Kwasniewski
  • Axle assembly having a clutch collar actuator mechanism
    Patent number: 10113628
    Abstract: An axle assembly having a clutch collar actuator mechanism. The clutch collar actuator mechanism may have a piston housing and a yoke that may move with respect to the piston housing. The piston housing may extend around the input shaft and may receive at least one piston. The yoke may connect the piston to the clutch collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Robert D. Kluck, Nicholas S. Lakin, Kristen G. Byrd, Larry Wagle, Dale Kwasniewski
  • Axle Assembly Having a Clutch Collar Actuator Mechanism
    Publication number: 20170045126
    Abstract: An axle assembly having a clutch collar actuator mechanism. The clutch collar actuator mechanism may have a piston housing and a yoke that may move with respect to the piston housing. The piston housing may extend around the input shaft and may receive at least one piston. The yoke may connect the piston to the clutch collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Robert D. Kluck, Nicholas S. Lakin, Kristen G. Byrd, Larry Wagle, Dale Kwasniewski