Patents by Inventor Peter GNEBNER

Peter GNEBNER 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).

  • Differential lock actuation and control
    Patent number: 10683921
    Abstract: An actuator for a differential lock includes an actuator pin that is resiliently coupled to a lead screw to prevent excess force on the actuator pin under otherwise damaging conditions, such as a tooth-on-tooth state of the differential. The actuator may include sensors for sensing the position of a lead screw nut and sensors for sensing the position of the actuating pin to provide improved control by sensing multiple states of the actuator, including a state in which a tooth-on-tooth condition is present in the differential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: THOMSON INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Peter Gnebner, Håkan Persson
  • DIFFERENTIAL LOCK ACTUATION AND CONTROL
    Publication number: 20180259050
    Abstract: An actuator for a differential lock includes an actuator pin that is resiliently coupled to a lead screw to prevent excess force on the actuator pin under otherwise damaging conditions, such as a tooth-on-tooth state of the differential. The actuator may include sensors for sensing the position of a lead screw nut and sensors for sensing the position of the actuating pin to provide improved control by sensing multiple states of the actuator, including a state in which a tooth-on-tooth condition is present in the differential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Peter GNEBNER, Håkan PERSSON