Patents by Inventor Stephen Dunbar

Stephen Dunbar 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: 7076997
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an apparatus for testing a plurality of on/off solenoid valves and a plurality of proportional solenoid valves of an automotive transmission. The apparatus includes an on/off valve switch for each of the on/off solenoid valves and a series of preset current switches for each of the proportional solenoid valves. An on/off solenoid circuit is electrically connected to the on/off valve switches and includes a plurality of outputs for connection to the on/off solenoid valves. In response to actuation of the on/off valve switches, the on/off solenoid circuit is operable to generate electrical actuation signals for transmission through the outputs to the on/off solenoid valves, respectively. Proportional solenoid circuits are electrically connected to the series of the preset current switches, respectively. Each proportional solenoid circuit has an output for connection to one of the proportional solenoid valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Stephen Dunbar, Eric Ellington
  • Publication number: 20050252287
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an apparatus for testing a plurality of on/off solenoid valves and a plurality of proportional solenoid valves of an automotive transmission. The apparatus includes an on/off valve switch for each of the on/off solenoid valves and a series of preset current switches for each of the proportional solenoid valves. An on/off solenoid circuit is electrically connected to the on/off valve switches and includes a plurality of outputs for connection to the on/off solenoid valves. In response to actuation of the on/off valve switches, the on/off solenoid circuit is operable to generate electrical actuation signals for transmission through the outputs to the on/off solenoid valves, respectively. Proportional solenoid circuits are electrically connected to the series of the preset current switches, respectively. Each proportional solenoid circuit has an output for connection to one of the proportional solenoid valves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2004
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Applicant: Honda Motor CO., Ltd.
    Inventors: Stephen Dunbar, Eric Ellington
  • Publication number: 20050092265
    Abstract: A cooling nozzle assembly includes a mounting plate, a pin body and a nozzle tube. The mounting plate has a pin aperture and a fastener aperture. The pin body has a head portion and a shaft portion. The shaft portion of the pin body has a blind bore that extends from an open first end of the shaft portion to the head portion. The shaft portion of the pin body is fitted into the pin aperture of the plate and affixed to the plate. A hole is cross-drilled in the assembly to intersect the blind bore of the shaft portion of the pin body. The nozzle has an interior passage. The nozzle tube is mounted to the plate and pin body assembly by fitting it into the hole. The interior passage is in fluid communication with the blind bore of the pin body. An engine cylinder block includes a cylinder with a piston assembly disposed therein. A mounting surface is provided in the cylinder block for mounting the cooling nozzle assembly proximal to the cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Stephen Dunbar, Paul Wynthein, Larry Kriener, Mark Sanborn, Mohammed Qureshi