Patents by Inventor Rick Ohsiek

Rick Ohsiek 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).

  • Shift collar assembly for a power transfer unit
    Patent number: 9903420
    Abstract: In at least some implementations, a disconnect assembly for a power transfer unit includes a cam and a cam follower. The cam is driven for rotation and has a cam surface that is inclined relative to an axis of rotation and a void spaced from the cam surface. The cam follower has a cam engagement surface and is arranged to be engaged by the cam surface so that the cam follower is displaced axially during at least a portion of the rotation of the cam. One or both of the cam and the cam follower includes an interface surface provided at an angle to the axis of rotation to control axial movement of the cam follower during at least a portion of the rotation of the cam when the cam surface is not engaged with the cam engagement surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: GKN Driveline North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Engerer, Austin Gerding, Tony Arden, Rick Ohsiek, Samuel Oram, Joseph Palazzolo
  • Vehicle power transfer unit (PTU) disconnect assembly
    Patent number: 9649933
    Abstract: A vehicle power transfer unit (PTU) disconnect assembly can include a first shaft, a second shaft, and a collar assembly. The first shaft has a first split-spline at its exterior surface. The second shaft is telescoped over the first shaft and has a set of splines at its exterior surface. A helical gear is carried by the second shaft. The collar assembly is situated around both of the first and second shafts. The collar assembly has a second split-spline at its interior surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: GKN DRIVELINE NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Samuel J. Oram, Tony N. Arden, Daniel S. Engerer, Austin R. Gerding, Robert E. Toaso, Rick Ohsiek
  • SHIFT COLLAR ASSEMBLY FOR A POWER TRANSFER UNIT
    Publication number: 20160061274
    Abstract: In at least some implementations, a disconnect assembly for a power transfer unit includes a cam and a cam follower. The cam is driven for rotation and has a cam surface that is inclined relative to an axis of rotation and a void spaced from the cam surface. The cam follower has a cam engagement surface and is arranged to be engaged by the cam surface so that the cam follower is displaced axially during at least a portion of the rotation of the cam. One or both of the cam and the cam follower includes an interface surface provided at an angle to the axis of rotation to control axial movement of the cam follower during at least a portion of the rotation of the cam when the cam surface is not engaged with the cam engagement surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel Engerer, Austin Gerding, Tony Arden, Rick Ohsiek, Samuel Oram, Joseph Palazzolo
  • VEHICLE POWER TRANSFER UNIT (PTU) DISCONNECT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20150321554
    Abstract: A vehicle power transfer unit (PTU) disconnect assembly can include a first shaft, a second shaft, and a collar assembly. The first shaft has a first split-spline at its exterior surface. The second shaft is telescoped over the first shaft and has a set of splines at its exterior surface. A helical gear is carried by the second shaft. The collar assembly is situated around both of the first and second shafts. The collar assembly has a second split-spline at its interior surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Samuel J. Oram, Tony N. Arden, Daniel S. Engerer, Austin R. Gerding, Robert E. Toaso, Rick Ohsiek