Planetary gear transmission systems or components inventions 08/09

20090215567 - Automatic transmission: An automatic transmission comprises a multi-plate brake to brake a specified rotational element of a transmission mechanism, which includes a plurality of frictional plates, a piston, a piston cylinder member comprising cylinder in which the piston slides, and oil-pressure chambers which are formed between the piston and the cylinder and... Agent: Studebaker & Brackett Pc

20090215568 - Travel assembly: A travel assembly, for example, suited for arrangement on a vehicle such as a mining dump truck, is provided with a travel motor, a planetary speed reduction mechanism for transmitting rotation of the travel motor at a lower rotational speed, a spindle forming an axle, and a wheel supported on... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090215569 - Travel assembly: A travel assembly, for example, suited for arrangement on a vehicle such as a mining dump truck, is provided with a travel motor, a planetary speed reduction mechanism for transmitting rotation of the travel motor at a lower rotational speed, a spindle forming an axle, and a wheel supported on... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090215570 - Planetary transmission with continuously variable transmission ratio: A planetary transmission having a continuously variable transmission ratio. The transmission includes two sun wheels having sun wheel circumferential surfaces, and that are axially spaced and rotatable independently of each other around the same axis of rotation. A ring wheel is situated on the same axis as the sun wheels... Agent: Alfred J Mangels

20090215571 - Multi-speed transmission for a front wheel drive vehicle: A front wheel drive transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes a sun gear member, a planet carrier member, and a ring gear member.... Agent: Vivacqua Law, Pllc

20090215572 - Differential for model car: A differential for a model car includes a housing having a chamber, four notches recessed in a periphery of the chamber and each having a trapezoid section, four blocks received in the notches respectively, a spider having four ends connected with the blocks respectively, four first bevel gears respectively sleeved... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20090215573 - Differential gear: A differential case includes a first boss part into which a first drive shaft is inserted, and a second boss part into which a second drive shaft opposed to the first drive shaft is inserted. The differential case is composed of: a first case body extending from pinion-shaft assembling parts... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20090215574 - Differntial gear: The invention relates to a differential gear having a differential housing in which two conical compensating gears are rotatably supported about a first axis of rotation and two conical output gears meshing with the compensating gears are rotatably supported about a second axis of rotation oriented at right angles to... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090215575 - Hydraulically locking limited slip differential: An improved hydraulically locking limited slip differential assembly for a drivetrain of a motor vehicle having a fluid pump external to a differential carrier and arranged for preventing slip between the wheels by selectively pressurizing a differential clutch internal to the carrier, and a controller arranged for selectively activating the... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20090215576 - Gear and differential apparatus provided therewith for vehicle: The differential apparatus for the vehicle with the gear comprises a pair of output gears 3, 4, a first pinion gear 5 intermeshing with one of output pinion gears 3, 4 with a parallel gear axis to the first pinion gear 5, a second pinion gear 6 intermeshing with both... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20090215577 - Planetary transmission: A planetary transmission comprising an input member, an output member, a planetary gear assembly mechanically disposed between the input member and the output member, a centrifugal clutch mechanically disposed between the input member and the output member, a one-way clutch mechanically disposed between the input member and the output member,... Agent: The Gates Corporation

20090215578 - Multi-speed transmission having three planetary gear sets: A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, three planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices include clutches and brakes.... Agent: Vivacqua Law, Pllc

20090215579 - Efficient eight speed automatic transmission: The present invention provides an eight speed automatic transmission for motor vehicles having three planetary gear sets, four friction clutches, a friction brake, a band brake and an optional overrunning clutch. The eight speed transmission according to the present invention exhibits good gear ratio progression and high efficiency due to... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20090215581 - Multi-speed transaxle for a front wheel drive vehicle: A front wheel drive transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes a sun gear member, a planet carrier member, and a ring gear member.... Agent: Vivacqua Law, Pllc

20090215580 - Ten-speed transmission: A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices include clutches and brakes.... Agent: Vivacqua Law, Pllc

20090215582 - Multi-speed transaxle for a front wheel drive vehicle: A front wheel drive transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes a sun gear member, a planet carrier member, and a ring gear member.... Agent: Vivacqua Law, Pllc

20090215583 - Rotation support apparatus: Of both side surfaces in the circumferential direction of a straight section 15a on the inner-radial side in the middle section in the axial direction of the column sections 12a, the portion near the outer-radial side of the retainer 7a is more recessed than the portion near the inner-radial side... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090209382 - Control apparatus of vehicle drive apparatus: In one embodiment, when a switching clutch or a switching brake is engaged and thus a differential of a differential unit is limited, the gear ratio of a continuously variable transmission unit is adjusted. On the other hand, when the switching clutch and the switching brake are both released and... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090209381 - Two mode electro-mechanical transmission and control: A two mode power-split electric hybrid system and a method of control said hybrid system. The hybrid system is comprised of an engine, a transmission, an energy storage device and a control system for effecting said control method. Said transmission is a reconfigurable power split system, comprising a power-splitting device... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20090209383 - Transmission clutch control apparatus and method: A method for controlling a clutch assembly includes controlling an actual clutch fill pressure using open-loop pressure controls when an active fill phase is detected, and using closed-loop pressure controls when the active fill phase is complete or when an overfill condition is detected. The method supplies the actual clutch... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20090209384 - Multi-speed transmission for a front wheel drive vehicle: A front wheel drive transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes a sun gear member, a planet carrier member, and a ring gear member.... Agent: Vivacqua Law, PLLC

20090209385 - Multi-speed transaxle for a front wheel drive vehicle: A front wheel drive transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes a sun gear member, a planet carrier member, and a ring gear member.... Agent: Vivacqua Law, PLLC

20090209386 - Gear train of automatic transmission for vehicles: A gear train in an automatic transmission for vehicles may include: a first planetary gear set outputting reduced and same rotational speeds through two pathways by using torque received from an input shaft through one input pathway; a second planetary gear set outputting reversed and same outputs by using the... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20090209387 - Multi-speed transmission: A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices include clutches and brakes.... Agent: Vivacqua Law, PLLC

20090209388 - Multi-speed transaxle for a front wheel drive vehicle: A front wheel drive transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes a sun gear member, a planet carrier member, and a ring gear member.... Agent: Vivacqua Law, PLLC

20090209389 - Multi-speed transmission: A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes first, second and third members. The torque transmitting devices include clutches and brakes.... Agent: Vivacqua Law, PLLC

20090209390 - Multi-speed transaxle for a front wheel drive vehicle: A front wheel drive transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes a sun gear member, a planet carrier member, and a ring gear member.... Agent: Vivacqua Law, PLLC

20090209391 - Multi-speed transaxle for a front wheel drive vehicle: A front wheel drive transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, four planetary gear sets, a plurality of coupling members and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the planetary gear sets includes a sun gear member, a planet carrier member, and a ring gear member.... Agent: Vivacqua Law, PLLC

20090203479 - Motor vehicle transmission device and motor vehicle drivetrain having a motor vehicle transmission device: The invention relates to a motor vehicle transmission device which, in order to form a plurality of gears, forms a Lepelletier transmission, wherein at least one torsional damper is provided in the Lepelletier transmission, and also to a motor vehicle drivetrain having a motor vehicle transmission device of said type.... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20090203480 - Device for controlling a fluid-activated double-action operating cylinder: A device for controlling a fluid-actuated, double-action operating cylinder (2) having two cylinder chambers (6, 8) separated from one another by a piston (4). Each cylinder chamber (6, 8) communicates with a respective valve (12, 14) for controlling the flow of fluid in and out of the cylinder chamber (6,... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20090203481 - Control apparatus for vehicular power transmitting system: A control apparatus for a vehicular power transmitting system including an electrically controlled differential portion having an electric motor, and an automatic transmission portion, the control apparatus including shift control portion operable upon determination that a jump shift-down action of the automatic transmission portion directly to a target gear position... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090203482 - Multi-speed split dual clutch transmission: A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, a split dual clutch assembly, two countershaft gearing arrangements, one planetary gear set, a plurality of interconnecting members, and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the countershaft gearing arrangements includes a plurality of co-planar gear sets. The... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20090203483 - Multi-speed split dual clutch transmission: A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, a split dual clutch assembly, two countershaft gearing arrangements, one planetary gear set, a plurality of interconnecting members, and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the countershaft gearing arrangements includes a plurality of co-planar gear sets. The... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20090203484 - Multi-speed split dual clutch transmission: A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, a clutch assembly, two countershaft gearing arrangements, one planetary gear set, a plurality of interconnecting members, and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the countershaft gearing arrangements includes a plurality of co-planar gear sets. The torque transmitting... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20090203485 - Variable speed transmission: A variable speed transmission is disclosed. In one embodiment, a two shaft and two opposing planetary gearset arrangement is utilized. Drive and driven shafts are connected as respective inputs and outputs to opposing planetary gears of the planetary gearsets. Respective sun gears are rotatably coupled to each end of an... Agent: Scott T. Griggs

20090203486 - Ratio limiting arrangement: An arrangement is disclosed for providing an “end-stop” function for a variator in a continuously variable transmission. The variator (8) needs some arrangement for preventing its own drive ratio from going beyond a ratio limit. In accordance with the present invention, this is provided by means of a one-way clutch... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090203487 - Continuously variable torque vectoring axle assembly: A vehicle driveline having an axle assembly with an input pinion, which is configured to receive a rotary input, a input ring gear, which is meshingly engaged with the input pinion, a first output member, a second output member and a power distribution system. The first output member is configured... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090203488 - Differential gear for a multi-shaft wheeled motor vehicle, and a drive train comprising several such differential gears: A differential gear, comprising a first releasable lock (42, 44) between a crown wheel (14) and the one drive shaft, a second, releasable lock (66, 68) between the crown wheel (14) and a differential housing (24), and a third releasable lock (74, 76) between the differential housing (24) and fixed... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20090203489 - Outboard motor: An outboard motor includes an engine that generates power and a transmission device arranged to change the speed of rotation of the engine and to transmit the rotation to a propeller. The transmission device includes a planetary gear type transmission mechanism arranged to shift to any of a plurality of... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090203490 - Bicycle hub transmission and hub transmission shifting method: A bicycle hub transmission includes a hub axle, a driver, a hub shell, a power transmission mechanism and an auxiliary power transmission mechanism. The driver is rotatably supported by the hub axle. The hub shell is rotatably supported by the hub axle with the power transmission mechanism is operatively disposed... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20090203492 - Carrier of a planetary gear device, a planetary gear device provided with the carrier, and an outboard motor provided with the planetary gear device: A carrier of a planetary gear device has a lid portion that has the shape of a disk that extends in a radial direction from a boss joined to a second rotational shaft, a bottom portion opposing the lid portion, and a sidewall portion that extends from a perimeter of... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090203491 - Outboard motor: In an outboard motor, a speed reduction mechanism includes an inner gear connected with an input shaft (i.e., second output shaft), a planetary gear that meshes with the inner gear and that rolls inside the inner gear, and a sun gear that meshes with the planetary gear and that is... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090203479 - Motor vehicle transmission device and motor vehicle drivetrain having a motor vehicle transmission device: The invention relates to a motor vehicle transmission device which, in order to form a plurality of gears, forms a Lepelletier transmission, wherein at least one torsional damper is provided in the Lepelletier transmission, and also to a motor vehicle drivetrain having a motor vehicle transmission device of said type.... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20090203480 - Device for controlling a fluid-activated double-action operating cylinder: A device for controlling a fluid-actuated, double-action operating cylinder (2) having two cylinder chambers (6, 8) separated from one another by a piston (4). Each cylinder chamber (6, 8) communicates with a respective valve (12, 14) for controlling the flow of fluid in and out of the cylinder chamber (6,... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20090203481 - Control apparatus for vehicular power transmitting system: A control apparatus for a vehicular power transmitting system including an electrically controlled differential portion having an electric motor, and an automatic transmission portion, the control apparatus including shift control portion operable upon determination that a jump shift-down action of the automatic transmission portion directly to a target gear position... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090203482 - Multi-speed split dual clutch transmission: A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, a split dual clutch assembly, two countershaft gearing arrangements, one planetary gear set, a plurality of interconnecting members, and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the countershaft gearing arrangements includes a plurality of co-planar gear sets. The... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20090203483 - Multi-speed split dual clutch transmission: A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, a split dual clutch assembly, two countershaft gearing arrangements, one planetary gear set, a plurality of interconnecting members, and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the countershaft gearing arrangements includes a plurality of co-planar gear sets. The... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20090203484 - Multi-speed split dual clutch transmission: A transmission is provided having an input member, an output member, a clutch assembly, two countershaft gearing arrangements, one planetary gear set, a plurality of interconnecting members, and a plurality of torque transmitting devices. Each of the countershaft gearing arrangements includes a plurality of co-planar gear sets. The torque transmitting... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20090203485 - Variable speed transmission: A variable speed transmission is disclosed. In one embodiment, a two shaft and two opposing planetary gearset arrangement is utilized. Drive and driven shafts are connected as respective inputs and outputs to opposing planetary gears of the planetary gearsets. Respective sun gears are rotatably coupled to each end of an... Agent: Scott T. Griggs

20090203486 - Ratio limiting arrangement: An arrangement is disclosed for providing an “end-stop” function for a variator in a continuously variable transmission. The variator (8) needs some arrangement for preventing its own drive ratio from going beyond a ratio limit. In accordance with the present invention, this is provided by means of a one-way clutch... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090203487 - Continuously variable torque vectoring axle assembly: A vehicle driveline having an axle assembly with an input pinion, which is configured to receive a rotary input, a input ring gear, which is meshingly engaged with the input pinion, a first output member, a second output member and a power distribution system. The first output member is configured... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090203488 - Differential gear for a multi-shaft wheeled motor vehicle, and a drive train comprising several such differential gears: A differential gear, comprising a first releasable lock (42, 44) between a crown wheel (14) and the one drive shaft, a second, releasable lock (66, 68) between the crown wheel (14) and a differential housing (24), and a third releasable lock (74, 76) between the differential housing (24) and fixed... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20090203489 - Outboard motor: An outboard motor includes an engine that generates power and a transmission device arranged to change the speed of rotation of the engine and to transmit the rotation to a propeller. The transmission device includes a planetary gear type transmission mechanism arranged to shift to any of a plurality of... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090203490 - Bicycle hub transmission and hub transmission shifting method: A bicycle hub transmission includes a hub axle, a driver, a hub shell, a power transmission mechanism and an auxiliary power transmission mechanism. The driver is rotatably supported by the hub axle. The hub shell is rotatably supported by the hub axle with the power transmission mechanism is operatively disposed... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20090203492 - Carrier of a planetary gear device, a planetary gear device provided with the carrier, and an outboard motor provided with the planetary gear device: A carrier of a planetary gear device has a lid portion that has the shape of a disk that extends in a radial direction from a boss joined to a second rotational shaft, a bottom portion opposing the lid portion, and a sidewall portion that extends from a perimeter of... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090203491 - Outboard motor: In an outboard motor, a speed reduction mechanism includes an inner gear connected with an input shaft (i.e., second output shaft), a planetary gear that meshes with the inner gear and that rolls inside the inner gear, and a sun gear that meshes with the planetary gear and that is... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090197727 - Axle drive unit for a hybrid electric vehicle: A drive unit for a hybrid electric motor vehicle includes an engine, an electric machine including a rotor, a layshaft gearset including an input driveably connected to the engine and an output, for transmitting power between the input and the output and producing a first speed differential that causes a... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20090197728 - Axle drive unit for a hybrid electric vehicle: A drive unit for a hybrid electric motor vehicle includes an engine, an electric motor/generator, a layshaft supporting a first coupler and a second coupler, a first drive path including the layshaft and the first coupler for driveably connecting and disconnecting the engine and the motor/generator, and a second drive... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20090197729 - Dynamic decorative painting: The invention is directed toward an electro-mechanical simulated aquarium. It includes a novel combination of a planetary gear train driving two endless loops of transparent material in counter-rotating directions. Depictions of marine life are applied to the loops and the entire arrangement is housed in an aquarium-like enclosure in order... Agent: John S. Hale Gipple & Hale

20090197730 - Electric axle drive unit: A drive unit for transmitting power to wheels of a motor vehicle includes an input driveably connectable to a first power source, a final drive gear set driveably connectable to the wheels, a motor/generator including a stator and a rotor arranged about an axis, the rotor being able to rotate... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20090197731 - Continuously variable transmission and operating method therefor: The invention relates to a continuously variable transmission (1) comprising a driven rotary part (2), a chassis (4) or housing, and a driving rotary part (3). The invention also relates to an associated operating method whereby the driven rotary part (2) or the chassis (4) or housing is coupled to... Agent: Scott R Foster Pandiscio & Pandiscio

20090197732 - Locking differential having a split-center driver: A locking differential includes a housing with an interior chamber in which a two-piece split-center driver is located. The split-center driver is positioned on opposite sides of a cross-pin assembly. A pair of axially spaced output shafts extend from the interior chamber and are coupled to a pair of side... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20090197733 - 9-speed transmission: The transmission has a plurality of members that can be utilized in a powertrain to provide nine forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio. The transmission includes four planetary gear sets having six torque-transmitting devices and five fixed interconnections. The powertrain includes an engine and torque converter that are... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20090197734 - 9-speed transmission: The transmission has a plurality of members that can be utilized in powertrains to provide nine forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio. The transmission includes four planetary gear sets having six torque-transmitting devices and four fixed interconnections. The powertrain includes an engine and torque converter that is continuously... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC