Patents by Inventor Mark Gerard Czapski

Mark Gerard Czapski 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).

  • Hybrid vehicle engine brake
    Patent number: 10703190
    Abstract: A powersplit hybrid powertrain includes an electrically actuated brake that selectively engages a ring gear attached to a flywheel. The ring gear may be, for example, a starter ring gear. Engagement of the brake while the engine is stopped permits use of both electric machines to provide torque to vehicle wheels, thereby increasing the electric torque capacity of the powertrain. The position of the brake is more space efficient than conventional input shaft brakes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Raunak Singh Bindra, Mark Gerard Czapski, Norman Jerry Bird
  • HYBRID VEHICLE ENGINE BRAKE
    Publication number: 20200156457
    Abstract: A powersplit hybrid powertrain includes an electrically actuated brake that selectively engages a ring gear attached to a flywheel. The ring gear may be, for example, a starter ring gear. Engagement of the brake while the engine is stopped permits use of both electric machines to provide torque to vehicle wheels, thereby increasing the electric torque capacity of the powertrain. The position of the brake is more space efficient than conventional input shaft brakes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Raunak Singh Bindra, Mark Gerard Czapski, Norman Jerry Bird
  • One-Way Clutch With Electro-Magnetic Solenoid
    Publication number: 20170204917
    Abstract: A controllable one-way clutch includes a first race and a second race. The first race has a periphery with a tooth. The second race has a rocker with an associated solenoid. The rocker is pivotable between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the rocker is engaged with the tooth. In the second position, the rocker is disengaged from the tooth. The solenoid has an armature arranged to move the rocker from the first position to the second position and/or from the second position to the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Norman Jerry Bird, Mark Gerard Czapski