Patents by Inventor Neill Scoging

Neill Scoging 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).

  • Engine balance assembly using electric motors
    Patent number: 10100900
    Abstract: A balance assembly for an engine is provided. The balance assembly includes a first electric motor coupled to the engine and configured to rotate a first eccentric mass relative to the engine, the first eccentric mass being coupled to a first shaft of the first electric motor, and a second electric motor coupled to the engine and configured to rotate a second eccentric mass relative to the engine, the second eccentric mass being coupled to a second shaft of the second electric motor. The first and second electric motors are configured to rotate the first and second eccentric masses in order to balance a vibration characteristic of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Gregory, Neill Scoging, Jon Edward Caine, Viktor Haeuser, Ivan Mark Rogers
  • ENGINE BALANCE ASSEMBLY USING ELECTRIC MOTORS
    Publication number: 20170241510
    Abstract: A balance assembly for an engine is provided. The balance assembly includes a first electric motor coupled to the engine and configured to rotate a first eccentric mass relative to the engine, the first eccentric mass being coupled to a first shaft of the first electric motor, and a second electric motor coupled to the engine and configured to rotate a second eccentric mass relative to the engine, the second eccentric mass being coupled to a second shaft of the second electric motor. The first and second electric motors are configured to rotate the first and second eccentric masses in order to balance a vibration characteristic of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Jonathan Gregory, Neill Scoging, Jon Edward Caine, Viktor Haeuser, Ivan Mark Rogers