Patents by Inventor Patrick Swords

Patrick Swords 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).

  • Energy harvesting clutch control assembly, valve assembly, and electrically actuated clutch
    Patent number: 11260739
    Abstract: A clutch assembly includes a clutch mechanism and an energy harvesting device. The clutch mechanism includes an input member, an output member, and an actuating mechanism to govern selective torque transmission from the input member to the output member. The actuating mechanism is powered by electrical current. The energy harvesting device is electrically connected to the actuating mechanism, and the energy harvesting device is configured to scavenge available energy to generate the electrical current that powers the actuating mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: HORTON, INC.
    Inventors: David R. Hennessy, Carter Brown, Gavin Dauwalter, Adam Gerenz, Patrick Swords, Gregory Stephen Mowry, Ali Abdullah Alsagoor, Brian Nguyen, Alexander John Zaic, Joseph Peter Zinke
  • ENERGY HARVESTING CLUTCH CONTROL ASSEMBLY, VALVE ASSEMBLY, AND ELECTRICALLY ACTUATED CLUTCH
    Publication number: 20210138888
    Abstract: A clutch assembly includes a clutch mechanism and an energy harvesting device. The clutch mechanism includes an input member, an output member, and an actuating mechanism to govern selective torque transmission from the input member to the output member. The actuating mechanism is powered by electrical current. The energy harvesting device is electrically connected to the actuating mechanism, and the energy harvesting device is configured to scavenge available energy to generate the electrical current that powers the actuating mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: David R. Hennessy, Carter Brown, Gavin Dauwalter, Adam Gerenz, Patrick Swords, Gregory Stephen Mowry, Ali Abdullah Alsagoor, Brian Nguyen, Alexander John Zaic, Joseph Peter Zinke