Patents by Inventor Richard Karl Werth

Richard Karl Werth 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).

  • Patent number: 11466766
    Abstract: Gear devices and methods for operating gear devices are provided. In one example, a gear device is provided that comprises structures designed to attenuate targeted vibrations occurring during rotation of the gear device. The structures includes radially aligned struts extending between an inner carrier and an outer carrier, a plurality of openings arranged between the struts, and/or resonators extending between sequential struts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: John Cornell, Fabian Gadau, Mark Michael Madin, Richard Karl Werth, Joy Hines Forsmark
  • Publication number: 20210102612
    Abstract: Gear devices and methods for operating gear devices are provided. In one example, a gear device is provided that comprises structures designed to attenuate targeted vibrations occurring during rotation of the gear device. The structures includes radially aligned struts extending between an inner carrier and an outer carrier, a plurality of openings arranged between the struts, and/or resonators extending between sequential struts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: John Cornell, Fabian Gadau, Mark Michael Madin, Richard Karl Werth, Joy Hines Forsmark