Patents by Inventor Ryan Sherill

Ryan Sherill 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).

  • Single angular contact ball ramp for driven turbocharger
    Patent number: 10655711
    Abstract: A planetary traction drive for a driven turbocharger utilizes angular contact ball ramps to provide variable clamping depending on torque throughput. The ball ramps are located between ring rollers and a ring gear, and function to locate the ring gear concentrically to the ring rollers. The angled contact axes of the ball ramps allows use of a low conformity contact between the balls and ball races in the ball ramps to provide efficient movement, while simultaneously locating ring gear concentrically to the traction rings. A variation is shown where only a single angular contact ball ramp is used between the ring gear and a clamping traction ring, and the other traction ring is rigidly fixed to the ring gear to reduce part count and complexity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: SuperTurbo Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Montgomery, Ryan Sherill
  • Angular contact ball ramps for driven turbocharger
    Patent number: 10539210
    Abstract: Disclosed is a planetary traction drive for a driven turbocharger that utilizes angular contact ball ramps to provide variable clamping depending on torque throughput. The ball ramps are located between ring rollers and a ring gear, and function to locate the ring gear concentrically to the ring rollers. The angled contact axes of the ball ramps allows use of a low conformity contact between the balls and ball races in the ball ramps to provide efficient movement, while simultaneously locating ring gear concentrically to the traction rings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: SuperTurbo Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Montgomery, Ryan Sherill
  • SINGLE ANGULAR CONTACT BALL RAMP FOR DRIVEN TURBOCHARGER
    Publication number: 20190309832
    Abstract: Disclosed is a planetary traction drive for a driven turbocharger that utilizes angular contact ball ramps to provide variable clamping depending on torque throughput. The ball ramps are located between ring rollers and a ring gear, and function to locate the ring gear concentrically to the ring rollers. The angled contact axes of the ball ramps allows use of a low conformity contact between the balls and ball races in the ball ramps to provide efficient movement, while simultaneously locating ring gear concentrically to the traction rings. Also disclosed is a variation where only a single angular contact ball ramp is used between the ring gear and a clamping traction ring, and the other traction ring is rigidly fixed to the ring gear to reduce part count and complexity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: SuperTurbo Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Montgomery, Ryan Sherill
  • ANGULAR CONTACT BALL RAMPS FOR DRIVEN TURBOCHARGER
    Publication number: 20180106347
    Abstract: Disclosed is a planetary traction drive for a driven turbocharger that utilizes angular contact ball ramps to provide variable clamping depending on torque throughput. The ball ramps are located between ring rollers and a ring gear, and function to locate the ring gear concentrically to the ring rollers. The angled contact axes of the ball ramps allows use of a low conformity contact between the balls and ball races in the ball ramps to provide efficient movement, while simultaneously locating ring gear concentrically to the traction rings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: SuperTurbo Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Montgomery, Ryan Sherill