Patents by Inventor Mark Findlay

Mark Findlay 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: 9752655
    Abstract: A constant mesh gearbox has five parallel rotational axes. The input and output axes are not aligned. Some torque paths are via a sleeve rotatable on a shaft on one of said axes. Up to eight forward speeds are disclosed, with two very low ratios suitable for non-highway travel. The transmission is suitable for two and four wheel drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
    Inventors: Russell Osborn, Alex Tylee-Birdsall, John Spooner, Steve Mullane, Steve Nesbitt, Gareth Thomas, Matthew Hole, Mark Findlay, George Scott
  • Patent number: 9638315
    Abstract: A transmission system (8) comprising at least one floating gear (14a, 16a, 18a) rotationally mounted upon a first shaft the system comprising a floating gear activation system for controlling torque transfer between the at least one floating gear (14a, 16a, 18a) and the first shaft (10), the gear activation system comprising a first device (28, 30) having a friction interface (28) for frictional engagement with a friction interface (30) disposed on a first side of the at least one floating gear (18a), and a second device (25, 26) having a locking interface (25) for an interpositional engagement with a locking interface (26) disposed on a second side, opposing the first side, of the at least one floating gear (18a), whereby the floating gear (18a) is rotationally coupleable to the first shaft (10) by the friction interface (28/30) and/or the locking interface (25/26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventors: David Kelly, Pedro Zabala, Andrew Harrison, Mark Findlay, Alex Tylee-Birdsall
  • Publication number: 20160102734
    Abstract: A constant mesh gearbox has five parallel rotational axes. The input and output axes are not aligned. Some torque paths are via a sleeve rotatable on a shaft on one of said axes. Up to eight forward speeds are disclosed, with two very low ratios suitable for non-highway travel. The transmission is suitable for two and four wheel drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Russell OSBORN, Alex TYLEE-BIRDSALL, John SPOONER, Steve MULLANE, Steve NESBITT, Gareth THOMAS, Matthew HOLE, Mark FINDLAY, George SCOTT
  • Patent number: 9238452
    Abstract: A lock assembly for use in automotive and industrial transmission systems comprises: an actuator (2) having an impeller (6) movable between two rest positions by energizing the actuator, wherein the impeller is retained in each of the two rest positions by passive magnetic forces generated by the actuator; a locking arrangement (10, 22; 42, 52; 62, 64; 70, 74; 80, 96) switchable between a first configuration in which rotation of a shaft is unimpeded by the locking arrangement and a second configuration in which rotation of said shaft is blocked by the locking arrangement; and a linkage (14, 16; 44, 46, 61, 88) between the impeller and the locking arrangement, wherein the assembly is arranged such that in one of the impeller rest positions, the locking arrangement is in its first configuration and said shaft is freely rotatable, and in the other of the impeller rest positions, the locking arrangement is urged towards and into its second configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Camcon Auto Limited
    Inventors: Fred Hyde, David Kelly, John Morton, Mark Findlay
  • Publication number: 20150194187
    Abstract: A telestrator system running on a computing platform enables a video clip rendering on the platform to be telestrated with graphic objects including lines, arrows, or shapes that are drawn by a user using gestures that are captured by a camera system. The user can provide voice commentary while drawing on the video clip which is captured by a microphone in an audio track. A user interface (“UI”) is exposed that enables the user to scrub the video clip to a desired point at which to telestrate, provides drawing markers having different colors, and supports undo and clear capabilities to undo drawing strokes and clear all telestration drawings from the video clip. The telestrator system UI also exposes recording controls so that the user can record a video of the telestration session with the accompanying audio commentary which can then be saved and shared, for example, on a social network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan Cleven, Patrick Moody-Grigsby, Wil Mozell, David Seymour, Mark Findlay, Henry Watson
  • Publication number: 20150176702
    Abstract: A transmission system (8) comprising at least one floating gear (14a, 16a, 18a) rotationally mounted upon a first shaft the system comprising a floating gear activation system for controlling torque transfer between the at least one floating gear (14a, 16a, 18a) and the first shaft (10), the gear activation system comprising a first device (28, 30) having a friction interface (28) for frictional engagement with a friction interface (30) disposed on a first side of the at least one floating gear (18a), and a second device (25, 26) having a locking interface (25) for an interpositional engagement with a locking interface (26) disposed on a second side, opposing the first side, of the at least one floating gear (18a), whereby the floating gear (18a) is rotationally coupleable to the first shaft (10) by the friction interface (28/30) and/or the locking interface (25/26).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: David Kelly, Pedro Zabala, Andrew Harrison, Mark Findlay, Alex Tylee-Birdsall
  • Publication number: 20130324247
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for presenting an event to a user while allowing a user to make a prediction during the event, allowing the user to choose different content while viewing the event, displaying the chosen content while also displaying the event in an intelligent manner and providing a jump bar to navigate between content and/or features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Christopher Esaki, David Seymour, William Mozell, John Bradley, Evan Brandt, Mike Christian, Ryan Cleven, Ryan Crandall, Scott Gardner, Patrick Moody Grigsby, Ashish Gupta, Vernon Hui, David Jurenka, Mike Mahar, Preet Mangat, Brian Ostergren, Bob Settles, Michael Siebert, Todd Stevens, Josh Trusz, Ryan Wilson, Nathan Charley, Henry Watson, Mark Findlay, Adam Potratz
  • Publication number: 20130220763
    Abstract: A lock assembly for use in automotive and industrial transmission systems comprises: an actuator (2) having an impeller (6) movable between two rest positions by energising the actuator, wherein the impeller is retained in each of the two rest positions by passive magnetic forces generated by the actuator; a locking arrangement (10, 22; 42, 52; 62, 64; 70, 74; 80, 96) switchable between a first configuration in which rotation of a shaft is unimpeded by the locking arrangement and a second configuration in which rotation of said shaft is blocked by the locking arrangement; and a linkage (14, 16; 44, 46, 61, 88) between the impeller and the locking arrangement, wherein the assembly is arranged such that in one of the impeller rest positions, the locking arrangement is in its first configuration and said shaft is freely rotatable, and in the other of the impeller rest positions, the locking arrangement is urged towards and into its second configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Camcon Oil limited
    Inventors: Fred Hyde, David Kelly, John Morton, Mark Findlay