Patents by Inventor Roy Wookey

Roy Wookey 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: 7834492
    Abstract: An electric machine for a power system is disclosed. The electric machine has a housing with a first end cap and a second end cap. The first end cap has a first fluid passageway, and the second end cap has a second fluid passageway. The electric machine also has a stator fixedly disposed within the housing, and a rotor rotationally disposed radially inward from the stator. The rotor has an axial passageway fluidly communicating the first fluid passageway with the second fluid passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc
    Inventors: Trevor N. Iund, Roy Wookey, Jonathan Matthew Baumann, Matthew Dames
  • Publication number: 20080024020
    Abstract: An electric machine for a power system is disclosed. The electric machine has a housing with a first end cap and a second end cap. The first end cap has a first fluid passageway, and the second end cap has a second fluid passageway. The electric machine also has a stator fixedly disposed within the housing, and a rotor rotationally disposed radially inward from the stator. The rotor has an axial passageway fluidly communicating the first fluid passageway with the second fluid passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Trevor N. Iund, Roy Wookey, Jonathan Matthew Baumann, Matthew Dames
  • Patent number: 7309300
    Abstract: An electric drive system is provided having first and second output members and a driving shaft having an axis or rotation. A plurality of electric motors are arranged adjacent to the driving shaft. Each motor has an output shaft in driving engagement with and substantially parallel to the driving shaft. A differential steering system is operably disposed between the driving shaft and the first and second output members. The differential steering system includes a first planetary gear assembly operably engaged both between the driving shaft and the first output member and between the driving shaft and the second output member. The first planetary gear assembly has an axis of rotation that substantially aligns with the axis of rotation of the driving shaft. A steering motor is operatively engaged with the differential steering system and operable to simultaneously adjust the relative rotational speed of the first and second output members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen C. Garnett, Michael G. Cronin, Trevor N. Iund, Roy A. Wookey
  • Publication number: 20070120427
    Abstract: An electric machine for a work machine is disclosed. The electric machine has a housing with at least one fluid passageway, a stator fixedly disposed within the housing, and a rotor rotatingly disposed radially inward from the stator. The rotor has a first axial bore, a first radial passageway, a second axial bore, and a second radial passageway. The first axial bore is in fluid communication with the at least one fluid passageway of the housing. The first radial passageway is in fluid communication with the first axial bore and configured to communicate fluid from the first axial bore with the stator. The second axial bore is in fluid communication with the at least one fluid passageway of the housing. The second radial passageway is in fluid communication with the second axial bore and configured to communicate fluid from the second axial bore with the stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Trevor Iund, Roy Wookey
  • Publication number: 20070117669
    Abstract: An electric drive system is provided having first and second output members and a driving shaft having an axis or rotation. A plurality of electric motors are arranged adjacent to the driving shaft. Each motor has an output shaft in driving engagement with and substantially parallel to the driving shaft. A differential steering system is operably disposed between the driving shaft and the first and second output members. The differential steering system includes a first planetary gear assembly operably engaged both between the driving shaft and the first output member and between the driving shaft and the second output member. The first planetary gear assembly has an axis of rotation that substantially aligns with the axis of rotation of the driving shaft. A steering motor is operatively engaged with the differential steering system and operable to simultaneously adjust the relative rotational speed of the first and second output members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventors: Stephen Garnett, Michael Cronin, Trevor Iund, Roy Wookey