Patents by Inventor Thomas E Braford

Thomas E Braford 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).

  • Hydraulic double clutch
    Patent number: 7121392
    Abstract: A hydraulic double clutch for a transmission with two coaxially arranged input shafts, a driven clutch housing and two hydraulically actuated clutches with friction disks and annular actuating pistons. The first clutch connects the clutch housing to the first input shaft and the second clutch engages/disengages the clutch housing with/from the second input shaft. Both clutches have a common inner disk carrier that penetrates one actuating piston of the actuating pistons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E Braford, Karl-Heinz Bauer