Patents by Inventor Susan M. Stroope

Susan M. Stroope 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).

  • Planetary ring gear lug design for NVH improvement
    Patent number: 8216107
    Abstract: In the present invention, an improved planetary gearset which reduces the amount of vibration transferred from the planetary gearset to a housing. The present invention is a new way to interface the ring gear of a planetary gearset with the housing by incorporating a series of lugs around the ring gear and adjusting the number of lugs and the size and the shape of the lugs. The distribution of these lugs affects the sound levels transferred from the planetary gearset. Additionally, multiple rows of lugs can also be strategically arranged on one ring gear to gain further noise and vibration improvement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Borgwarner Inc.
    Inventors: Kun Tao, Susan M. Stroope
  • Planetary ring gear lug design for NVH improvement
    Publication number: 20100292043
    Abstract: In the present invention, an improved planetary gearset which reduces the amount of vibration transferred from the planetary gearset to a housing. The present invention is a new way to interface the ring gear of a planetary gearset with the housing by incorporating a series of lugs around the ring gear and adjusting the number of lugs and the size and the shape of the lugs. The distribution of these lugs affects the sound levels transferred from the planetary gearset. Additionally, multiple rows of lugs can also be strategically arranged on one ring gear to gain further noise and vibration improvement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Kun Tao, Susan M. Stroope