Norman J. Bird

Person

  • Plymouth, MI, US

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

  • Information Patent Application

    WHEEL END DISCONNECT ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE HAVING A WHEEL END DISCON...

    • Publication number 20220340004
    • Publication date Oct 27, 2022
    • FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    • Norman Jerry Bird
    • B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • Information Patent Application

    WHEEL DISCONNECT CLUTCH

    • Publication number 20220176813
    • Publication date Jun 9, 2022
    • FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    • Thomas Russell McBride
    • B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • Information Patent Application

    ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATOR FOR WHEEL-END DISCONNECT

    • Publication number 20210207663
    • Publication date Jul 8, 2021
    • FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    • Dennis Neil Wys
    • B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • Information Patent Application

    WHEEL END DISCONNECT SYSTEM AND METHOD

    • Publication number 20210025460
    • Publication date Jan 28, 2021
    • FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    • Thomas Eugene Kathman
    • B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • Information Patent Application

    HYBRID VEHICLE ENGINE BRAKE

    • Publication number 20200156457
    • Publication date May 21, 2020
    • FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    • Raunak Singh Bindra
    • B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • Information Patent Application

    FLUID ROUTING WITHIN A CLUTCH

    • Publication number 20200096059
    • Publication date Mar 26, 2020
    • FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    • Dengfu ZHANG
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Application

    Hybrid Transmission Having Electro-Magnetically Actuated Pawl Clutch

    • Publication number 20190345991
    • Publication date Nov 14, 2019
    • FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    • Jacob Klaser
    • B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • Information Patent Application

    Method of Assembling Hybrid Transmission

    • Publication number 20190031012
    • Publication date Jan 31, 2019
    • FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    • Norman Jerry Bird
    • B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • Information Patent Application

    Hybrid Transaxle

    • Publication number 20180229596
    • Publication date Aug 16, 2018
    • FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    • Norman Jerry Bird
    • B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • Information Patent Application

    Hybrid Transmission Having Electro-Magnetically Actuated Pawl Clutch

    • Publication number 20180202502
    • Publication date Jul 19, 2018
    • FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    • Jacob Klaser
    • B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • Information Patent Application

    CLUTCH FOR CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION

    • Publication number 20170356507
    • Publication date Dec 14, 2017
    • FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    • James TRENT
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Application

    One-Way Clutch With Electro-Magnetic Solenoid

    • Publication number 20170204917
    • Publication date Jul 20, 2017
    • FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    • Norman Jerry Bird
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Application

    Electro-Mechanical One-Way-Clutch and Method of Operation

    • Publication number 20160356377
    • Publication date Dec 8, 2016
    • FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    • Norman Jerry Bird
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Application

    ELECTRO-MAGNETIC AND CENTRIFUGAL CLUTCH

    • Publication number 20160348741
    • Publication date Dec 1, 2016
    • FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    • Nicholas NIEMIEC
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Application

    MAGNETICALLY ACTUATED CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

    • Publication number 20160258495
    • Publication date Sep 8, 2016
    • FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    • Norman J. Bird
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Application

    Torque Converter Having Variable Pitch Stator and Bypass Clutch

    • Publication number 20160159363
    • Publication date Jun 9, 2016
    • FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    • John Edward Brevick
    • B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • Information Patent Application

    TORQUE CONVERTER HAVING VARIABLE PITCH STATOR AND BYPASS CLUTCH

    • Publication number 20160116044
    • Publication date Apr 28, 2016
    • FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    • Steven Anatole Frait
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Application

    TORQUE CONVERTER HAVING VARIABLE PITCH STATOR

    • Publication number 20160047469
    • Publication date Feb 18, 2016
    • FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    • VINCENT PATRICK LaVOIE
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Application

    SYNCHRONOUS SPEED DISCONNECT OF A GENERATOR FOR A HYBRID ELECTRIC V...

    • Publication number 20150111678
    • Publication date Apr 23, 2015
    • FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    • John E. Robarge
    • B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • Information Patent Application

    TRANSMISSION WITH DURABILITY ENHANCEMENT TECHNIQUES

    • Publication number 20150075941
    • Publication date Mar 19, 2015
    • FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    • STEVEN A. FRAIT
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Application

    PREVENTING NOISE FROM MATING SPLINE TEETH

    • Publication number 20140193194
    • Publication date Jul 10, 2014
    • FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    • Craig M. Mathie
    • Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
  • Information Patent Application

    CONTROLLABLE OVERRUNNING COUPLING

    • Publication number 20130319810
    • Publication date Dec 5, 2013
    • FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    • Norman J. Bird
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Application

    ELECTROMAGNETIC ONE-WAY COUPLING

    • Publication number 20130319812
    • Publication date Dec 5, 2013
    • FORD GLBOAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    • Dennis N. Wys
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Application

    ONE-WAY BRAKE FOR A TORQUE CONVERTER STATOR

    • Publication number 20130213027
    • Publication date Aug 22, 2013
    • FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    • Norman J. Bird
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Application

    POWERTRAIN THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A DRY-CLUTCH TRANSMISSION

    • Publication number 20120123635
    • Publication date May 17, 2012
    • Ford Global Technologies LLC
    • John Edward Brevick
    • F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL STEAM ENGINES
  • Information Patent Application

    Magnetically Actuated Mechanical Diode

    • Publication number 20120103745
    • Publication date May 3, 2012
    • FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    • Norman J. Bird
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Application

    Magnetically Actuated Clutch Assembly

    • Publication number 20120103747
    • Publication date May 3, 2012
    • FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    • Norman J. Bird
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Application

    Magnetically Actuated Mechanical Diode

    • Publication number 20120103746
    • Publication date May 3, 2012
    • FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
    • Norman J. Bird
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
  • Information Patent Application

    Magnetically Actuated One-Way Clutch

    • Publication number 20110290608
    • Publication date Dec 1, 2011
    • Norman J. Bird
    • F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...