Patents by Inventor Ryan M. Baeder

Ryan M. Baeder 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).

  • Disconnecting all-wheel drive driveline having flat tow capabilities
    Patent number: 10155444
    Abstract: An all-wheel drive vehicle driveline that includes a PTU input member, a spindle, a stub shaft, an axle shaft, a PTU clutch and a stub shaft clutch. The PTU input member, the spindle, the stub shaft and the axle shaft are rotatable about a first rotary axis. The axle shaft is received through the spindle. The PTU clutch is operable in a first PTU clutch mode, in which the PTU input member is rotatably coupled to the spindle, and a second PTU clutch mode in which the PTU input member is rotatably decoupled from the spindle. The stub shaft clutch is operable in a first stub shaft clutch mode, in which the stub shaft is rotatably coupled to the axle shaft, and a second stub shaft clutch mode, in which the stub shaft is rotatably de-coupled from the axle shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Kincaid, Thomas C. Paluch, Ryan M. Baeder
  • DISCONNECTING ALL-WHEEL DRIVE DRIVELINE HAVING FLAT TOW CAPABILITIES
    Publication number: 20180126846
    Abstract: An all-wheel drive vehicle driveline that includes a PTU input member, a spindle, a stub shaft, an axle shaft, a PTU clutch and a stub shaft clutch. The PTU input member, the spindle, the stub shaft and the axle shaft are rotatable about a first rotary axis. The axle shaft is received through the spindle. The PTU clutch is operable in a first PTU clutch mode, in which the PTU input member is rotatably coupled to the spindle, and a second PTU clutch mode in which the PTU input member is rotatably decoupled from the spindle. The stub shaft clutch is operable in a first stub shaft clutch mode, in which the stub shaft is rotatably coupled to the axle shaft, and a second stub shaft clutch mode, in which the stub shaft is rotatably de-coupled from the axle shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Kincaid, Thomas C. Paluch, Ryan M. Baeder