Patents by Inventor Kyle MOURDOCK

Kyle MOURDOCK 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).

  • Publication number: 20230382222
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a disconnect assembly in an electric drive unit. In one example, the system includes a dog clutch positioned in a differential, configured to selectively mechanically decouple an electric motor from one or more drive wheels, and including a first interface designed to selectively engage a second interface. In such an example, each of the first interface and the second interface include a plurality of teeth, each tooth in the plurality of teeth includes a drive flank and a coast flank, and the coast flank has a first tooth angle greater than a second tooth angle of the drive flank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Jeremy A. RAPP, Nathan MANDERY, Kyle MOURDOCK
  • Publication number: 20230311649
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a disconnect device. In one example, a system for an electric drivetrain comprises a differential and a disconnect device arranged in a transmission housing and coupled to the differential, the disconnect device comprising a plurality of cam ring lugs engaged with a differential case, wherein each of the plurality of cam ring lugs is asymmetric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Jeremy A. RAPP, Nathan MANDERY, Kyle MOURDOCK
  • Publication number: 20230294703
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a vehicle including a first motor coupled to a first gear train, a second motor coupled to a second gear train, and a spool lock configured to variably couple the first gear train and the second gear train, allowing a first torque output by the first motor and a second torque output by the second motor to be combined and output to a first wheel coupled to the first gear train or a second wheel coupled to the second gear train.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Nathan D. MANDERY, Kyle MOURDOCK