Patents by Inventor William T. Reid

William T. Reid 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).

  • Apparatus and method for coupling a disconnectable stabilizer bar system
    Patent number: 6637757
    Abstract: Improvements for a vehicle stabilizer bar assembly having a pair of stabilizer bar members that are selectively uncoupled via a clutch assembly to provide a vehicle with improved traction. A first improvement concerns a reserve powering apparatus for powering the clutch assembly in the event of an electrical failure that prevents the vehicle power source from transmitting electrical power to the clutch assembly. A second improvement concerns a speed sensing apparatus for inhibiting the operation of the stabilizer bar assembly in a disengaged condition if the speed of the vehicle is greater than or equal to a predetermined speed threshold. A third improvement concerns a logic for controlling the engagement and disengagement of a pair of stabilizer bar assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Tom V. Ignatius, Jeffrey L. Kincaid, William T. Reid, Jr., Peter E. Asmaro
  • Apparatus and method for coupling a disconnectable stabilizer bar system
    Publication number: 20020121748
    Abstract: Improvements for a vehicle stabilizer bar assembly having a pair of stabilizer bar members that are selectively uncoupled via a clutch assembly to provide a vehicle with improved traction. A first improvement concerns a reserve powering apparatus for powering the clutch assembly in the event of an electrical failure that prevents the vehicle power source from transmitting electrical power to the clutch assembly. A second improvement concerns a speed sensing apparatus for inhibiting the operation of the stabilizer bar assembly in a disengaged condition if the speed of the vehicle is greater than or equal to a predetermined speed threshold. A third improvement concerns a logic for controlling the engagement and disengagement of a pair of stabilizer bar assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Inventors: Tom V. Ignatius, Jeffrey L. Kincaid, William T. Reid, Peter E. Asmaro
  • Picture frame
    Patent number: D427780
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Inventor: William T. Reid