Patents by Inventor Sarah Wykes

Sarah Wykes 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).

  • Transmission
    Patent number: 8343006
    Abstract: A transmission includes an input shaft (IP), an output shaft (OP), a single planetary gearset (SP), a compound planetary gearset (CP), shifting elements. The single planetary gearset is arranged before the compound planetary gearset, and the shifting elements comprise at least two brakes (B1,B2), the first clutch (C1), the second clutch (C2), the third clutch (C3), and all the shifting elements are positioned between the single planetary gearset and the compound planetary gearset, which has compact arrangements, and can reduce the power transmission length. The transmission also includes an one-way clutch (OWC) acted on the compound planetary gearset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Chery Automobile Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiafeng Yang, Bill Lakis, Andrew Nowacki, Sarah Wykes, Chris Reis, John Stokes, Frank Bauer, Jian Lin
  • TRANSMISSION
    Publication number: 20110034293
    Abstract: A transmission includes an input shaft (IP), an output shaft (OP), a single planetary gearset (SP), a compound planetary gearset (CP), shifting elements. The single planetary gearset is arranged before the compound planetary gearset, and the shifting elements comprise at least two brakes (B1,B2), the first clutch (C1), the second clutch (C2), the third clutch (C3), and all the shifting elements are positioned between the single planetary gearset and the compound planetary gearset, which has compact arrangements, and can reduce the power transmission length. The transmission also includes an one-way clutch (OWC) acted on the compound planetary gearset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: CHERY AUTOMOBILE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiafeng Yang, Bill Lakis, Andrew Nowacki, Sarah Wykes, Chris Reis, John Stokes, Frank Bauer, Jian Lin