Patents by Inventor Robert S. Lippert

Robert S. Lippert 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).

  • All wheel drive speed synchronization and connection
    Patent number: 8720633
    Abstract: A vehicle driveline includes a power source, a transmission connected to the power source and including an output driveably connected to primary road wheels, a driveshaft, a synchronizer that opens and closes a drive connection between the output and the driveshaft, and a clutch that alternately opens and closes a drive connection between the driveshaft and secondary road wheels. A control executes synchronization and connection strategies using one of singular, overlapping and sequential activation of the driveline components that produce all-wheel-drive on-demand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Peter J. Grutter, Andreas E. Perakes, Nicholas E. McCubbin, Ashok E. Rodrigues, Robert S. Lippert
  • All Wheel Drive Speed Synchronization and Connection
    Publication number: 20120073929
    Abstract: A vehicle driveline includes a power source, a transmission connected to the power source and including an output driveably connected to primary road wheels, a driveshaft, a synchronizer that opens and closes a drive connection between the output and the driveshaft, and a clutch that alternately opens and closes a drive connection between the driveshaft and secondary road wheels. A control executes synchronization and connection strategies using one of singular, overlapping and sequential activation of the driveline components that produce all-wheel-drive on-demand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Peter J. Grutter, Andreas E. Perakes, Nicholas E. McCubbin, Ashok E. Rodrigues, Robert S. Lippert