Patents by Inventor Robert Scott Biggers

Robert Scott Biggers 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: 20080296117
    Abstract: An electrically actuated torque transfer device for use in a motor vehicle including an input shaft coupled to one or more output shafts. A modulating clutch assembly selectively couples the input shaft to the output shaft and includes an electrical clutch operator. The clutch assembly transfers torque from the input shaft to the at least one output shaft in proportion to an electrical current applied to the electrical clutch operator. A machine readable calibration tag is attached to the torque transfer device to store a unique torque profile for each torque transfer device. The torque profile includes a range of measured torque values transferred from the input shaft to the output shaft for each of a range of applied electrical currents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Brian E. Leising, Robert Scott Biggers