Patents by Inventor Matthew William Dames

Matthew William Dames 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).

  • Drive Assembly having ring gear friction clutch
    Publication number: 20100105514
    Abstract: A drive assembly for use with a mobile machine is disclosed. The drive assembly may have a flywheel, a planet carrier having a plurality of planet gears, and a damper operatively connecting the flywheel to the planet carrier. The drive assembly may also have a sun gear configured to mesh with the plurality of planet gears, a ring gear configured to mesh with the plurality of planet gears, and a friction clutch configured to inhibit rotation of the ring gear when a torque of the drive assembly is less than a threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Matthew William Dames, Satish Dattatraya Savant