Patents by Inventor Lee Bassett
Lee Bassett 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).
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Patent number: 11168742Abstract: A twin plate separation system, comprising a pressure plate, an intermediate plate facing the pressure plate, and a spring separator assembly. The spring separator assembly comprises a mounting extending out from the intermediate plate towards the pressure plate. A spring surrounds the mounting, and the spring is biased to push the pressure plate and the intermediate plate apart. The mounting or another fixture can secure at least one drive strap to the intermediate plate. Alternatively, the mounting extends out of the pressure plate towards the intermediate plate, and the spring surrounds the mounting and is biased to push the pressure plate and the intermediate plate apart. In this alternative, the intermediate plate does not comprise a hole for receiving the mounting.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventors: Steven Eric McCutcheon, Troy Scott Reinoehl, Paul Joseph Tebbe, Dean Alan Geiger, Alexander William Jessee, Michael Lee Bassett, Mark Charles Barnholt, Christopher David Cole
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Publication number: 20200224730Abstract: A twin plate separation system, comprising a pressure plate, an intermediate plate facing the pressure plate, and a spring separator assembly. The spring separator assembly comprises a mounting extending out from the intermediate plate towards the pressure plate. A spring surrounds the mounting, and the spring is biased to push the pressure plate and the intermediate plate apart. The mounting or another fixture can secure at least one drive strap to the intermediate plate. Alternatively, the mounting extends out of the pressure plate towards the intermediate plate, and the spring surrounds the mounting and is biased to push the pressure plate and the intermediate plate apart. In this alternative, the intermediate plate does not comprise a hole for receiving the mounting.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventors: Steven Eric McCutcheon, Troy Scott Reinoehl, Paul Joseph Tebbe, Dean Alan Geiger, Alexander William Jessee, Michael Lee Bassett, Mark Charles Barnholt, Christopher David Cole
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Publication number: 20200164469Abstract: A laser is used to controllably generate and propagate cleaves to produce a cleaved surface along the {111} crystallographic plane in diamonds.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2018Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: Lee Bassett, Samuel Parks, Richard Grote, David Hopper
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Patent number: 10585243Abstract: Optical component and methods for forming optical components are described. The optical component includes a substrate having a base and a fin extending from the base, a buffer layer formed on the substrate leaving a portion of the fin exposed, and a confinement layer deposited over the buffer layer and the fin. The refractive index of the substrate is greater than the refractive index of the confinement layer, and the refractive index of the confinement layer is greater than the refractive index of the buffer layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2016Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: The Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaInventors: Lee Bassett, Richard Grote
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Patent number: 10337565Abstract: A driven damper assembly, comprises a first main-damper cover plate comprising an inclined portion. The inclined portion comprises a notch. A first plane passes through the first pre-damper cover plate. A second plane passes through the first main-damper cover plate and is parallel to the first plane. The notch comprises a first wall and a second wall. The first wall is not parallel to the second wall. The inclined portion extends away from the second plane at an angle greater than zero degrees away from the second plane and less than ninety degrees away from the second plane. The first pre-damper cover plate comprises a tab with a first portion extending outwardly at an angle greater than zero degrees away from the first plane and less than ninety degrees away from the first plane, wherein the tab engages the notch at the first wall and the second wall.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2016Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventors: Luiz Filipe Silva Pereira, Michael Lee Bassett
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Publication number: 20180348431Abstract: Optical component and methods for forming optical components are described. The optical component includes a substrate having a base and a fin extending from the base, a buffer layer formed on the substrate leaving a portion of the fin exposed, and a confinement layer deposited over the buffer layer and the fin. The refractive index of the substrate is greater than the refractive index of the confinement layer, and the refractive index of the confinement layer is greater than the refractive index of the buffer layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2016Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Lee Bassett, Richard Grote
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Publication number: 20170152897Abstract: A twin plate separation system, comprising a pressure plate, an intermediate plate facing the pressure plate, and a spring separator assembly. The spring separator assembly comprises a mounting extending out from the intermediate plate towards the pressure plate. A spring surrounds the mounting, and the spring is biased to push the pressure plate and the intermediate plate apart. The mounting or another fixture can secure at least one drive strap to the intermediate plate. Alternatively, the mounting extends out of the pressure plate towards the intermediate plate, and the spring surrounds the mounting and is biased to push the pressure plate and the intermediate plate apart. In this alternative, the intermediate plate does not comprise a hole for receiving the mounting.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2016Publication date: June 1, 2017Inventors: STEVEN ERIC MCCUTCHEON, TROY SCOTT REINOEHL, PAUL JOSEPH TEBBE, DEAN ALAN GEIGER, ALEXANDER WILLIAM JESSEE, MICHAEL LEE BASSETT, MARK CHARLES BARNHOLT, CHRISTOPHER DAVID COLE, DEREK NICHOLAS RODE
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Publication number: 20170152898Abstract: A driven damper assembly, comprises a first main-damper cover plate comprising an inclined portion. The inclined portion comprises a notch. A first plane passes through the first pre-damper cover plate. A second plane passes through the first main-damper cover plate and is parallel to the first plane. The notch comprises a first wall and a second wall. The first wall is not parallel to the second wall. The inclined portion extends away from the second plane at an angle greater than zero degrees away from the second plane and less than ninety degrees away from the second plane. The first pre-damper cover plate comprises a tab with a first portion extending outwardly at an angle greater than zero degrees away from the first plane and less than ninety degrees away from the first plane, wherein the tab engages the notch at the first wall and the second wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2016Publication date: June 1, 2017Applicant: Eaton CorporationInventors: Luiz Filipe Silva PEREIRA, Michael Lee BASSETT
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Publication number: 20030183471Abstract: A dual mass flywheel and clutch system for minimizing torsional vibration levels during engine start-up and during low speed engine operation where the rotational moment of inertia of a clutch input assembly is minimized to raise the torsional natural frequency of the dual mass clutch system above the engine firing frequency when the clutch is disengaged to reduce the level of torsional vibration during engine start-up. After engine start-up, the dual mass clutch system is engaged and the torsional natural frequency of the clutch system returns to a lower frequency due to the rotation of the clutch output assembly thereby effectively reducing the torsional vibration levels in the vehicle driveline in a normal manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2002Publication date: October 2, 2003Applicant: Eaton CorporationInventors: Daniel Vern Gochenour, Michael Lee Bassett, Kevin Francis Schlosser, Mark Leon Beakas
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Patent number: 5934430Abstract: A motor vehicle clutch includes an axis of rotation, a pressure plate, a cover, an apply spring, a release bearing, a stator housing, a stator, a rotor, a rotor housing and a plurality of cam followers. The pressure plate is concentric with the axis of rotation. The cover extends radially over the pressure plate. The apply spring is disposed between the cover and the pressure plate and biases the pressure plate away from the cover. The release bearing is concentric with and axially displaceable along the axis of rotation and is connected to the apply spring for selectively deflecting the spring with axial movement. The stator housing is stationary and is concentric with the axis of rotation. The stator is fixed within the stator housing and has a plurality of poles with windings there about. The rotor is also concentric to the axis of rotation and is operably excited by the stator. The rotor housing is fixed to the rotor. The rotor housing has a plurality of cam ramps arcuately disposed about the axis.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 1997Date of Patent: August 10, 1999Assignee: Eaton CorporationInventors: Sergei F. Kolomeitsev, Troy S. Reinoehl, J. Michael Lewis, Michael Lee Bassett, Rock LeRoy Hartshorn
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Patent number: 3935777Abstract: A portable cutting device is provided which comprises a table having first and second frame sections maintained in parallel spaced apart relationship by a plurality of attaching members extending between said first frame section and said second frame section, each of said first and said second frame sections having a longitudinally extending assembly mounted along an upper edge thereof, said longitudinal assemblies having a plurality of spaced apart transverse assemblies mounted thereon and extending substantially perpendicularly therebetween; guide means having a length sufficient to traverse a diagonal of said table and having sufficient rigidity to resist bending under stress and cutting means coacting with said guide to permit said cutting means to transverse a substantial portion of the length of said guide.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 1974Date of Patent: February 3, 1976Inventor: Alvin Lee Bassett