Patents by Inventor Ryan L. PRUITT

Ryan L. PRUITT 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).

  • Electronically controlled differential locker
    Patent number: 10982744
    Abstract: In at least some implementations, a system for a vehicle differential having multiple gears includes a coil of wire, a drive member movable in response to a magnetic field generated by application of electricity to the coil between a first position and a second position, and a lock member coupled to the drive member for movement with the drive member throughout a range of movement of the drive member. The lock member is adapted to engage a gear of the differential when the drive member is in the second position and the lock member is adapted to be disengaged from the gear when the drive member is in the first position. In this way, the differential may be selectively locked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: GKN Automotive Limited
    Inventors: Rory M. Johnson, Ryan L. Pruitt
  • ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED DIFFERENTIAL LOCKER
    Publication number: 20200079214
    Abstract: In at least some implementations, a system for a vehicle differential having multiple gears includes a coil of wire, a drive member movable in response to a magnetic field generated by application of electricity to the coil between a first position and a second position, and a lock member coupled to the drive member for movement with the drive member throughout a range of movement of the drive member. The lock member is adapted to engage a gear of the differential when the drive member is in the second position and the lock member is adapted to be disengaged from the gear when the drive member is in the first position. In this way, the differential may be selectively locked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: GKN Automotive Limited
    Inventors: Rory M. JOHNSON, Ryan L. PRUITT