Patents by Inventor Steve M. Juhasz

Steve M. Juhasz 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).

  • Wheel drive transmission
    Patent number: 10766361
    Abstract: A multistage wheel drive includes primary and secondary planetary stages, in which the ring gear of the primary (i.e., input-side) planetary stage is formed from a single machined part which also includes the planet gear carrier of the secondary (i.e., output-side) planetary stage. This dual-function “combination” component includes a splined exterior surface which interfaces with a correspondingly splined interior surface on the spindle in order to rotationally fix the combination component to the spindle. This arrangement ensures concentricity between the primary and secondary planetary stages, while allowing a desired amount of radial tolerance between the spindle, the combination component, and the hub of the wheel drive. In addition, the present arrangement can be produced efficiently and inexpensively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Auburn Gear, Inc.
    Inventors: James L. Forrest, Steve M. Juhasz, Dan M. Metzger, Joseph A. Beals
  • WHEEL DRIVE TRANSMISSION
    Publication number: 20190176616
    Abstract: A multistage wheel drive includes primary and secondary planetary stages, in which the ring gear of the primary (i.e., input-side) planetary stage is formed from a single machined part which also includes the planet gear carrier of the secondary (i.e., output-side) planetary stage. This dual-function “combination” component includes a splined exterior surface which interfaces with a correspondingly splined interior surface on the spindle in order to rotationally fix the combination component to the spindle. This arrangement ensures concentricity between the primary and secondary planetary stages, while allowing a desired amount of radial tolerance between the spindle, the combination component, and the hub of the wheel drive. In addition, the present arrangement can be produced efficiently and inexpensively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: Auburn Gear, LLC
    Inventors: James L. Forrest, Steve M. Juhasz, Dan M. Metzger, Joseph A. Beals
  • Combined electric motor and planetary transmission
    Patent number: D800198
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Auburn Gear, Inc.
    Inventors: Isaac D. Branning, Steve M. Juhasz, Andrew J. Schneider