Patents by Inventor Richard Neil Quinn

Richard Neil Quinn 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: 9303731
    Abstract: A transmission system including a first input shaft (1) that is arranged to receive drive directly from a drive source (80), and a second input shaft (3) that is arranged to receive drive from the drive source via a drive interruption means (86), such as a friction clutch device, a first gear element (15) rotatable relative to the first input shaft (1) and a selector assembly (29) for selectively locking the first gear element (15) for rotation with the first input shaft (1) from operational modes that include the following modes: lock the gear element for rotation with the first input shaft in forward and reverse torque directions, lock the gear element for rotation with the first input shaft in the forward torque direction and not lock in the reverse torque direction; and lock the gear element with rotation with the first input shaft in the reverse torque direction and not lock in the forward torque direction. A method of performing a power on down shift is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: ZEROSHIFT TRANSMISSIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: William Wesley Martin, Richard Neil Quinn
  • Publication number: 20140326093
    Abstract: A transmission system including a first input shaft (1) that is arranged to receive drive directly from a drive source (80), and a second input shaft (3) that is arranged to receive drive from the drive source via a drive interruption means (86), such as a friction clutch device, a first gear element (15) rotatable relative to the first input shaft (1) and a selector assembly (29) for selectively locking the first gear element (15) for rotation with the first input shaft (1) from operational modes that include the following modes: lock the gear element for rotation with the first input shaft in forward and reverse torque directions, lock the gear element for rotation with the first input shaft in the forward torque direction and not lock in the reverse torque direction; and lock the gear element with rotation with the first input shaft in the reverse torque direction and not lock in the forward torque direction. A method of performing a power on down shift is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: ZEROSHIFT TRANSMISSIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: William Wesley Martin, Richard Neil Quinn