Patents by Inventor Kyle K. McKinzie

Kyle K. McKinzie 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).

  • Patent number: 8646563
    Abstract: A work machine in which the engine and power output system is to be contained within a minimal volume in an engine compartment. A gear housing is mounted to and receives the output of the internal combustion engine and has side by side gears meshing with a first input gear, one of which drives a generator and the other drives an internal lubricant pump as well as an external hydraulic pump. The gears are in substantially the same plane. The output of the generator is connected via a controller to a motor which drives a transmission system for driving the wheels of the vehicle. The gear housing permits placement of additional components within the engine compartment while taking up a minimum volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Danny G. Voth, Kyle K. McKinzie, Galen R. Love
  • Publication number: 20140015355
    Abstract: An electric machine coupled to a driven device in a vehicle, the electric machine including a stator and a housing containing the stator. The housing has at least one cooling channel around at least a portion of an internal circumference of the housing. The cooling channel is defined by a first housing portion and a second housing portion, the first housing portion being sealed to the second housing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Kyle K. McKinzie, Galen R. Love
  • Publication number: 20130300250
    Abstract: An electrical device including a housing having an inner surface, a lamination assembly and at least one pin extending from an inner surface of the housing. The lamination assembly has at least one slot therein. The lamination assembly is clocked to a position so that the at least one pin coacts with the at least one slot to rotationally orient the lamination assembly. The at least one pin additionally acts to constrain the lamination assembly from axial removal from the housing thereby rotationally and axially limiting movement of the lamination assembly to a predetermined range of movement within the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Kyle K. McKinzie, Galen R. Love
  • Publication number: 20130248274
    Abstract: A work machine in which the engine and power output system is to be contained within a minimal volume in an engine compartment. A gear housing is mounted to and receives the output of the internal combustion engine and has side by side gears meshing with a first input gear, one of which drives a generator and the other drives an internal lubricant pump as well as an external hydraulic pump. The gears are in substantially the same plane. The output of the generator is connected via a controller to a motor which drives a transmission system for driving the wheels of the vehicle. The gear housing permits placement of additional components within the engine compartment while taking up a minimum volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: Danny G. Voth, Kyle K. McKinzie, Galen R. Love
  • Publication number: 20130196812
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multi-ratio scalable transmission system for multiple vehicle configurations. The system includes an input disposed along a first axis configured to receive torque from a variable speed propulsion device and an output disposed along a second axis and coupled to the input. The system further includes a selectably engageable clutch coupled between the input and output and a planetary unit coupled to both the input and the output, where the planetary unit includes at least one planetary gearset and a brake. The system is configurable based on a particular vehicle configuration such that the first axis and second axis can be coaxial or non-coaxial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Inventors: Alfred S. Smemo, Kyle K. McKinzie