Patents by Inventor Peter Barta

Peter Barta 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).

  • Publication number: 20260124891
    Abstract: An electric drive axle with an electric motor having a motor shaft that is rotatable about an axis, a differential, and a transmission. The transmission transmits rotary power between the motor shaft and the differential. The multi-speed reduction has an input shaft and at least three on-axis gears. The input shaft is rotatably coupled to the motor shaft. Each of the at least three on-axis gears is co-axial with the input shaft and is rotatable relative to the input shaft in at least one of a first speed ratio and a second speed ratio. The input shaft is axially movable along the axis between a first position, in which a first one of the at least three on-axis gears is rotationally coupled to the input shaft, and a second position in which a second one of the at least three on-axis gears is rotationally coupled to the input shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2026
    Publication date: May 7, 2026
    Applicant: AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC.
    Inventors: Austin R. GERDING, Jason BOCK, Justin SIEFERD, Peter BARTA, Mandar AHIR, Jonathan TRIM, Shawn S. PROCTOR, Mario AMERLA
  • Patent number: 12539748
    Abstract: An electric drive axle with an electric motor having a motor shaft that is rotatable about an axis, a differential, and a transmission. The transmission transmits rotary power between the motor shaft and the differential. The multi-speed reduction has an input shaft and at least three on-axis gears. The input shaft is rotatably coupled to the motor shaft. Each of the at least three on-axis gears is co-axial with the input shaft and is rotatable relative to the input shaft in at least one of a first speed ratio and a second speed ratio. The input shaft is axially movable along the axis between a first position, in which a first one of the at least three on-axis gears is rotationally coupled to the input shaft, and a second position in which a second one of the at least three on-axis gears is rotationally coupled to the input shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2025
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2026
    Assignee: AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC.
    Inventors: Austin R. Gerding, Jason Bock, Justin Sieferd, Peter Barta, Mandar Ahir, Jonathan Trim, Shawn S. Proctor, Mario Amerla
  • Publication number: 20250187416
    Abstract: An electric drive axle with an electric motor having a motor shaft that is rotatable about an axis, a differential, and a transmission. The transmission transmits rotary power between the motor shaft and the differential. The multi-speed reduction has an input shaft and at least three on-axis gears. The input shaft is rotatably coupled to the motor shaft. Each of the at least three on-axis gears is co-axial with the input shaft and is rotatable relative to the input shaft in at least one of a first speed ratio and a second speed ratio. The input shaft is axially movable along the axis between a first position, in which a first one of the at least three on-axis gears is rotationally coupled to the input shaft, and a second position in which a second one of the at least three on-axis gears is rotationally coupled to the input shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2025
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventors: Austin R. GERDING, Jason BOCK, Justin SIEFERD, Peter BARTA, Mandar AHIR, Jonathan TRIM, Shawn S. PROCTOR, Mario AMERLA
  • Patent number: 12251999
    Abstract: An electric drive axle with an electric motor having a motor shaft that is rotatable about an axis, a differential, and a transmission. The transmission transmits rotary power between the motor shaft and the differential. The multi-speed reduction has an input shaft and at least three on-axis gears. The input shaft is rotatably coupled to the motor shaft. Each of the at least three on-axis gears is co-axial with the input shaft and is rotatable relative to the input shaft in at least one of a first speed ratio and a second speed ratio. The input shaft is axially movable along the axis between a first position, in which a first one of the at least three on-axis gears is rotationally coupled to the input shaft, and a second position in which a second one of the at least three on-axis gears is rotationally coupled to the input shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC.
    Inventors: Austin R. Gerding, Jason Bock, Justin Sieferd, Peter Barta, Mandar Ahir, Jonathan Trim, Shawn S. Proctor, Mario Amerla
  • Publication number: 20240309943
    Abstract: An electric drive axle with an electric motor having a motor shaft that is rotatable about an axis, a differential, and a transmission. The transmission transmits rotary power between the motor shaft and the differential. The multi-speed reduction has an input shaft and at least three on-axis gears. The input shaft is rotatably coupled to the motor shaft. Each of the at least three on-axis gears is co-axial with the input shaft and is rotatable relative to the input shaft in at least one of a first speed ratio and a second speed ratio. The input shaft is axially movable along the axis between a first position, in which a first one of the at least three on-axis gears is rotationally coupled to the input shaft, and a second position in which a second one of the at least three on-axis gears is rotationally coupled to the input shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Austin R. Gerding, Jason Bock, Justin Sieferd, Peter Barta, Mandar Ahir, Jonathan Trim, Shawn S. Proctor, Mario Amerla
  • Patent number: 12077041
    Abstract: An electric drive axle with an electric motor having a motor shaft that is rotatable about an axis, a differential, and a transmission. The transmission transmits rotary power between the motor shaft and the differential. The multi-speed reduction has an input shaft and at least three on-axis gears. The input shaft is rotatably coupled to the motor shaft. Each of the at least three on-axis gears is co-axial with the input shaft and is rotatable relative to the input shaft in at least one of a first speed ratio and a second speed ratio. The input shaft is axially movable along the axis between a first position, in which a first one of the at least three on-axis gears is rotationally coupled to the input shaft, and a second position in which a second one of the at least three on-axis gears is rotationally coupled to the input shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC.
    Inventors: Austin R. Gerding, Jason Bock, Justin Sieferd, Peter Barta, Mandar Ahir, Jonathan Trim, Shawn S. Proctor, Mario Amerla
  • Publication number: 20240181858
    Abstract: An electric drive axle with an electric motor having a motor shaft that is rotatable about an axis, a differential, and a transmission. The transmission transmits rotary power between the motor shaft and the differential. The multi-speed reduction has an input shaft and at least three on-axis gears. The input shaft is rotatably coupled to the motor shaft. Each of the at least three on-axis gears is co-axial with the input shaft and is rotatable relative to the input shaft in at least one of a first speed ratio and a second speed ratio. The input shaft is axially movable along the axis between a first position, in which a first one of the at least three on-axis gears is rotationally coupled to the input shaft, and a second position in which a second one of the at least three on-axis gears is rotationally coupled to the input shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Austin R. GERDING, Jason BOCK, Justin SIEFERD, Peter BARTA, Mandar AHIR, Jonathan TRIM, Shawn S. PROCTOR, Mario AMERLA
  • Patent number: 11353098
    Abstract: A vehicle driveline component includes a case defining lever apertures, a coupling having a movable member that is movable along a movement axis between a first and a second position, a linear having a motor output member movable along the movement axis, and a plurality of levers. Each lever is disposed in an associated lever aperture and coupled to the case for pivoting motion about a respective lever pivot axis. The levers urge the movable member in a first direction along the movement axis from one of the first and second positions to the other one of the first and second positions in response to pivoting motion of the levers about the lever pivot axes caused by contact between the levers and the motor output member when the motor output member is driven in a second direction along the movement axis that is opposite the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas J. Chemelli, Joseph S. Balenda, II, Peter Barta
  • Publication number: 20210348677
    Abstract: A vehicle driveline component includes a case defining lever apertures, a coupling having a movable member that is movable along a movement axis between a first and a second position, a linear having a motor output member movable along the movement axis, and a plurality of levers. Each lever is disposed in an associated lever aperture and coupled to the case for pivoting motion about a respective lever pivot axis. The levers urge the movable member in a first direction along the movement axis from one of the first and second positions to the other one of the first and second positions in response to pivoting motion of the levers about the lever pivot axes caused by contact between the levers and the motor output member when the motor output member is driven in a second direction along the movement axis that is opposite the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Douglas J. CHEMELLI, Joseph S. BALENDA, II, Peter BARTA
  • Patent number: 4290894
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for cleaning contaminated raw water, in which raw water and a flocculator are introduced into the reaction space of a pressure vessel, which vessel has such reaction space at the bottom thereof, a filter space above the reaction space and containing a filter made of particles of elastic, granular material, and a clean water space above the filter space so that the raw water passes through the three spaces, whereby the pollution material contained in the raw water becomes enclosed by the cells of the floccules of the flocculator and the floccules become absorbed by the filter particles. Accumulated pollution material is removed from the filter particles by regenerating the filter with a fluid flowing from the clean water space through the filter space into the reaction space. The required extent of purity is achieved by varying the velocity of the raw water introduced into the reaction space, to thereby adjust the percentage of the voids in the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1981
    Assignee: Egyesult Muszaki Tomito es Gepszakmai Ipari Szovetkezet
    Inventors: Gabor Torok, Lajos Sarosi, Ferenc Grof, Tamas Becsei, Peter Barta