Patents by Inventor Philip M. Cioffi

Philip M. Cioffi 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: 20250145301
    Abstract: A propulsion assembly includes a first torque source coupled with a first shaft and a second torque source coupled with a second shaft. A coupler selectively couples the first and second torque sources. When the first and second torque sources are coupled via the coupler, in response to a command to decouple the first torque source, an unloading operation is performed to decrease the torque output provided by the first torque source to a threshold, and when reached, the first shaft is decoupled from the coupler. When the first torque source is coupled with the coupler but the second torque source is not, in response to a command to couple the second torque source, a speed matching operation is performed to increase the speed of the second shaft to match a speed of the first shaft, and when the speeds are matched, the second shaft is coupled to the coupler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Darek Tomasz Zatorski, Kurt David Murrow, Paul Robert Gemin, Philip M. Cioffi, John Russell Yagielski
  • Publication number: 20240228054
    Abstract: A propulsion assembly includes a first torque source coupled with a first shaft and a second torque source coupled with a second shaft. A coupler selectively couples the first and second torque sources. When the first and second torque sources are coupled via the coupler, in response to a command to decouple the first torque source, an unloading operation is performed to decrease the torque output provided by the first torque source to a threshold, and when reached, the first shaft is decoupled from the coupler. When the first torque source is coupled with the coupler but the second torque source is not, in response to a command to couple the second torque source, a speed matching operation is performed to increase the speed of the second shaft to match a speed of the first shaft, and when the speeds are matched, the second shaft is coupled to the coupler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Darek Tomasz Zatorski, Kurt David Murrow, Paul Robert Gemin, Philip M. Cioffi, John Russell Yagielski
  • Publication number: 20240175400
    Abstract: A propulsion assembly includes a first torque source coupled with a first shaft and a second torque source coupled with a second shaft. A coupler selectively couples the first and second torque sources. When the first and second torque sources are coupled via the coupler, in response to a command to decouple the first torque source, an unloading operation is performed to decrease the torque output provided by the first torque source to a threshold, and when reached, the first shaft is decoupled from the coupler. When the first torque source is coupled with the coupler but the second torque source is not, in response to a command to couple the second torque source, a speed matching operation is performed to increase the speed of the second shaft to match a speed of the first shaft, and when the speeds are matched, the second shaft is coupled to the coupler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Darek Tomasz Zatorski, Kurt David Murrow, Paul Robert Gemin, Philip M. Cioffi, John Russell Yagielski
  • Publication number: 20240132226
    Abstract: A propulsion assembly includes a first torque source coupled with a first shaft and a second torque source coupled with a second shaft. A coupler selectively couples the first and second torque sources. When the first and second torque sources are coupled via the coupler, in response to a command to decouple the first torque source, an unloading operation is performed to decrease the torque output provided by the first torque source to a threshold, and when reached, the first shaft is decoupled from the coupler. When the first torque source is coupled with the coupler but the second torque source is not, in response to a command to couple the second torque source, a speed matching operation is performed to increase the speed of the second shaft to match a speed of the first shaft, and when the speeds are matched, the second shaft is coupled to the coupler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Darek Tomasz Zatorski, Kurt David Murrow, Paul Robert Gemin, Philip M. Cioffi, John Russell Yagielski
  • Publication number: 20240120795
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a bracket connectable to a stator core of an electrical machine. The bracket includes a comb portion having a plurality of teeth arranged in at least one row such that an indentation is defined between each pair of adjacent teeth. Each indentation is sized to receive a portion of a busbar therein. The bracket further includes a tab sized and shaped to be received within a mounting recess defined in the stator core, and an arm extending between the comb portion and the tab such that the comb portion is offset from the tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew R. Martin, Philip M. Cioffi, John R. Yagielski, Zhang Wei
  • Publication number: 20240025555
    Abstract: A propulsion assembly includes a first torque source coupled with a first shaft and a second torque source coupled with a second shaft. A coupler selectively couples the first and second torque sources. When the first and second torque sources are coupled via the coupler, in response to a command to decouple the first torque source, an unloading operation is performed to decrease the torque output provided by the first torque source to a threshold, and when reached, the first shaft is decoupled from the coupler. When the first torque source is coupled with the coupler but the second torque source is not, in response to a command to couple the second torque source, a speed matching operation is performed to increase the speed of the second shaft to match a speed of the first shaft, and when the speeds are matched, the second shaft is coupled to the coupler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Darek Tomasz Zatorski, Kurt David Murrow, Paul Robert Gemin, Philip M. Cioffi, John Russell Yagielski
  • Patent number: 6581308
    Abstract: A high capacity bucket arrangement for a work machine having a pair of opposite side plates and a moldboard extending between, and attached to, the side plates. The trailing portion of a base plate is attached to the top portion of the moldboard, while the leading portion of the base plate is outwardly curved, relative to the bottom portion of the moldboard, which allows for a greater bucket capacity as well as the generated bucket breakout force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Gary R. Woerman, Philip M. Cioffi