Patents by Inventor Mark D. Reese

Mark D. Reese 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: 6203460
    Abstract: A chain for use with a continuously variable transmission is formed in two portions that are phased, or offset, by one-half pitch length. The chain portions include an asymmetrical guide link on the outside of alternate rows. The inner links have a substantially horizontal lower body and a horizontal upper portion of the passageway to position the strut in close proximity to the chain pitch line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Laurence Parks, Mark D. Reese
  • Patent number: 5453058
    Abstract: A power transmission chain for a variable pulley transmission. The chain includes two half-chains placed side-by-side and offset by one-half pitch. Each half-chain has a plurality of interlaced inner links with each having a pair of depending toes to define a passageway to receive a strut that extends beyond the lateral width of the half-chain. A part of the portion of the strut extending beyond the one half-chain is substantially supported by a strut contact surface located adjacent the outer flank of the toes on the links of the other half-chain so that the strut is substantially fully supported across its full transverse width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1995
    Assignee: Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark D. Reese, Kyr Gaganidze