Patents by Inventor Langston H. CORN

Langston H. CORN 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: 20240141983
    Abstract: Systems are provided for a gearset for a vehicle transmission. In one example, a system includes a shaft comprising one or more lubricant holes oriented radially within the shaft, and one or more gears positioned radially around a central axis of the shaft. The system further includes a ring positioned circumferentially around the shaft. The ring is shaped with a radially extending portion and an axially extending portion, wherein the radially extending portion may direct lubricant flow from the radially oriented lubricant holes toward the axially extending portion, and the axially extending portion directs lubricant flow from the lubricant holes in an axial direction towards the one or more gears. The axially extending portion and radially extending portion form a cut in the ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Mark W. LEBER, Shane T. SMITH, Justin HALL, Langston H. CORN, Michael D. COOK
  • Patent number: 11906033
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a lubricant catching device. In one example, a system may include a device for capturing lubricant flowing in a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction. The device receives lubricant from a lubricated, rotating component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: DANA HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
    Inventors: Jordan M. Houser, Langston H. Corn
  • Patent number: 11713808
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a transmission housing of a vehicle. In one example, a system comprises a transmission housing comprising at least one cover configured to support a shift fork, wherein the at least one cover is removable from an exterior of the transmission housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC
    Inventors: Mark W. Leber, Robert L. Vailliencourt, Justin Hall, Langston H. Corn, Michael D. Cook, Shane T. Smith
  • Patent number: 11673463
    Abstract: Methods and systems for an electric motor system are provided. In one example, a motor system is provided which comprises a first electric machine rotationally coupled to a second electric machine by a planetary gear set that has three components: a ring gear, a sun gear, and a carrier with a plurality of planet gears. In the system, the first electric machine varies in size from the second electric machine and one of the planetary assembly components is permanently grounded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC
    Inventors: Langston H. Corn, Mark A. Davis, Jordan M. Houser, Darren J. Ziskovsky
  • Publication number: 20230071421
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a lubricant catching device. In one example, a system may include a device for capturing lubricant flowing in a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction. The device receives lubricant from a lubricated, rotating component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Jordan M. HOUSER, Langston H. CORN
  • Publication number: 20230027264
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for lubrication of a transmission. In one example, the transmission system may include a pair of shielded bearings attached to a first transmission shaft, each of the shielded bearings including at least one shield that forms a restriction between the shield and a race of the bearing and a cavity positioned axially between the pair of shielded bearings, wherein the restrictions tune lubricant pressurization in the cavity. The transmission system further includes a radial passage in the first transmission shaft in fluidic communication with the cavity and a lubricated transmission component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Mark W. LEBER, Langston H. CORN, Jordan M. HOUSER, Michael D. COOK, Darren J. ZISKOVSKY
  • Patent number: 11543020
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for lubrication of a transmission. In one example, the transmission system may include a pair of shielded bearings attached to a first transmission shaft, each of the shielded bearings including at least one shield that forms a restriction between the shield and a race of the bearing and a cavity positioned axially between the pair of shielded bearings, wherein the restrictions tune lubricant pressurization in the cavity. The transmission system further includes a radial passage in the first transmission shaft in fluidic communication with the cavity and a lubricated transmission component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC
    Inventors: Mark W. Leber, Langston H. Corn, Jordan M. Houser, Michael D. Cook, Darren J. Ziskovsky
  • Publication number: 20220212528
    Abstract: Methods and systems for an electric motor system are provided. In one example, a motor system is provided which comprises a first electric machine rotationally coupled to a second electric machine by a planetary gear set that has three components: a ring gear, a sun gear, and a carrier with a plurality of planet gears. In the system, the first electric machine varies in size from the second electric machine and one of the planetary assembly components is permanently grounded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Langston H. CORN, Mark A. DAVIS, Jordan M. HOUSER, Darren J. ZISKOVSKY