Patents by Inventor Timothy Schlack

Timothy Schlack 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).

  • Machine Having an Electrical Power System that Includes a Planetary Gear System
    Publication number: 20170152937
    Abstract: A drive coupling configured to operate with an electrical power system of a machine is disclosed. The drive coupling includes a planetary gear system including a ring gear configured to receive input from an engine and a sun gear configured to drive a drive shaft of a generator, a plurality of planet gears each arranged on a planet gear shaft, the plurality of planet gears meshing with the sun gear and the ring gear, and a planet carrier includes a first planet carrier deck and a second carrier deck having an open portion therebetween to receive the sun gear and the plurality of planet gears. The drive coupling further includes a bearing arranged in the planet carrier configured to support the drive shaft of the generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Schlack, Joseph Tigue, Jonathan Baumann