Patents by Inventor William Edward Reeves

William Edward Reeves 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).

  • MODULAR POWERTRAIN WITH MULTIPLE MOTORS
    Publication number: 20150197239
    Abstract: A vehicle may comprise an engine, a first electric machine connected to the engine, a multi-speed transmission engageable with the ground through a gearbox, a second electric machine electrically connected to the first electric machine and engageable with the ground through the multi-speed transmission, and a third electric machine electrically connected to the first electric machine and engageable with the ground through the gearbox and not through the multi-speed transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Eric Vilar, William Edward Reeves
  • Calibration method for transmission control clutches
    Patent number: 5842375
    Abstract: The hydraulically operated clutch elements of a powershift transmission have hold pressures and fast-fill times which are calibrated as a function of the rotation speed of an internal component of the transmission. The engine speed remains substantially constant and no or substantially no torque is transmittted to the output shaft of the transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: William Edward Reeves, Kevin Lee Vaughters, George William Detrick, III, Norval Thomas Gruver, Briton Todd Eastman