Patents by Inventor Maher Aboudaye

Maher Aboudaye 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).

  • Rotary assist apparatus for recirculating ball steering gears
    Patent number: 11827290
    Abstract: Rotary assist apparatus for recirculating ball steering gears are disclosed. An example motor vehicle steering system includes an input shaft to couple to a steering shaft of a motor vehicle, a worm gear, a first end of the worm gear coupled to the input shaft, a second end of the worm gear fixed to a helical spur gear, a ball nut surrounding a portion of the worm gear, the ball nut including ball bearings and ball guides, an intermediate gear fixed to a first pinion, the first pinion engaged with the helical spur gear, a motor fixed to a second pinion, the second pinion engaged with the intermediate gear, the motor to rotate the worm gear to translate the ball nut, and a sector gear engaged with the ball nut, the sector gear to rotate as the ball nut translates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Rohit Kadam, Jennifer Laz, Joseph Washnock, Daniel Steven Payne, Christopher Colarusso, Maher Aboudaye, Marc-Etienne Leclerc, Jack E. Barry, Tim P. Covert, Matthew Lee Brimmer, James Philip Cooper
  • ROTARY ASSIST APPARATUS FOR RECIRCULATING BALL STEERING GEARS
    Publication number: 20220135118
    Abstract: Rotary assist apparatus for recirculating ball steering gears are disclosed. An example motor vehicle steering system includes an input shaft to couple to a steering shaft of a motor vehicle, a worm gear, a first end of the worm gear coupled to the input shaft, a second end of the worm gear fixed to a helical spur gear, a ball nut surrounding a portion of the worm gear, the ball nut including ball bearings and ball guides, an intermediate gear fixed to a first pinion, the first pinion engaged with the helical spur gear, a motor fixed to a second pinion, the second pinion engaged with the intermediate gear, the motor to rotate the worm gear to translate the ball nut, and a sector gear engaged with the ball nut, the sector gear to rotate as the ball nut translates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Rohit Kadam, Jennifer Laz, Joseph Washnock, Daniel Steven Payne, Christopher Colarusso, Maher Aboudaye, Marc-Etienne Leclerc, Jack E. Barry, Tim P. Covert, Matthew Lee Brimmer, James Philip Cooper