Patents by Inventor Paul D. Weiss

Paul D. Weiss 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 utility vehicle
    Patent number: 10744868
    Abstract: A hybrid driveline assembly for a vehicle includes an engine, an electric motor, and a transmission having an input and an output. The transmission input is selectively coupled to the engine and electric motor. The transmission is shiftable between a plurality of drive modes. The driveline assembly further includes a final drive assembly operably coupled to the transmission output. The final drive assembly has a front final drive operably coupled to a rear final drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Eric J. Borud, Christopher P. Matko, David F. Buehler, Paul D. Weiss, Benjamin M. Comana
  • HYBRID UTILITY VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20190031015
    Abstract: A hybrid driveline assembly for a vehicle includes an engine, an electric motor, and a transmission having an input and an output. The transmission input is selectively coupled to the engine and electric motor. The transmission is shiftable between a plurality of drive modes. The driveline assembly further includes a final drive assembly operably coupled to the transmission output. The final drive assembly has a front final drive operably coupled to a rear final drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Eric J. Borud, Christopher P. Matko, David F. Buehler, Paul D. Weiss, Benjamin M. Comana
  • Compactor having electronically controlled heating element
    Patent number: 8714869
    Abstract: A pneumatic compactor includes a frame and a compacting member rotatably coupled to the frame and configured to rotate in contact with a substrate of paving material. The compacting member is a tire. The compactor further includes a heating element located within the compacting member, a sensor thermally coupled to the heating element, and an electronic control module. The electronic control module is in communication with the heating element and the sensor and is configured to energize the heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: Michael W. Ries, Matthew S. Frantz, Jon M. Scharf, Paul D. Weiss
  • Check-valve construction
    Patent number: 4249567
    Abstract: The invention contemplates a combined closure spring and upstop having particular application to check valves having multiple valve members. The invention is illustrated by one embodiment involving two valve members hinged on a single axis oriented diametrically of the valve-flow passage, and by another embodiment involving more than two valve members hinged on separate axes oriented tangentially of the valve-flow passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1981
    Assignee: Transamerica DeLaval Inc.
    Inventor: Paul D. Weiss