Patents by Inventor Oliver R. Goetz

Oliver R. Goetz 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).

  • Vibration damping clutch and pinion assembly
    Patent number: 4605114
    Abstract: A very low spring rate vibration-damping clutch and pinion assembly for lowering the resonance of a power train to below the resonant speed of the engine includes a vibration damping clutch with two circumferential rows of springs and a necked-down pinion shaft. The vibration damper is preferably connected to both the pinion shaft and the clutch disk by spline connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1986
    Assignee: Mack Trucks, Inc.
    Inventors: Oliver R. Goetz, Richard D. Schnurr, Victor Kronstadt