Inventor
BIRD NORMAN JERRY
US18 patents
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FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
17 patentsUS9784353B2Oct 10, 2017
Torque converter having variable pitch stator and bypass clutch
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC6 citations82
US9689492B2Jun 27, 2017
Torque converter having variable pitch stator
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC7 citations80
US9732809B2Aug 15, 2017
Electro-magnetic and centrifugal clutch
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC19 citations79
US11697344B2Jul 11, 2023
Wheel end disconnect assembly and vehicle having a wheel end disconnect assembly
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations72
US10036433B2Jul 31, 2018
Clutch for continuously variable transmission
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC2 citations70
US10024370B1Jul 17, 2018
Hybrid transmission having electro-magnetically actuated pawl clutch
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations68
US11390160B2Jul 19, 2022
Wheel disconnect clutch
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC6 citations67
US9546729B2Jan 17, 2017
Electro-mechanical one-way-clutch and method of operation
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC4 citations67
US11105380B2Aug 31, 2021
Wheel end disconnect system and method
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC3 citations66
US11209053B2Dec 28, 2021
Electromagnetic actuator for wheel-end disconnect
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations59
US10724582B2Jul 28, 2020
Hybrid transmission having electro-magnetically actuated pawl clutch
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations58
US10801560B2Oct 13, 2020
Fluid routing within a clutch
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations51
US10118624B2Nov 6, 2018
Torque converter having variable pitch stator and bypass clutch
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations50
US9738286B1Aug 22, 2017
Clutch for continuously variable transmission and method of operating clutch
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC1 citations49
US11104215B2Aug 31, 2021
Method of assembling hybrid transmission
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations43
US10507718B2Dec 17, 2019
Hybrid transaxle
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations41
US10703190B2Jul 7, 2020
Hybrid vehicle engine brake
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC0 citations39