JAMES LESTER OLIVER
Pilots at Gregory Rd, Lake Orion, MI

6354574, Mar 12, 2002

Jul 12, 2000

09/614671

James L. Oliver - Orion MI
Richard F. Pierman - Northville MI
Venkata Balanethiram - Troy MI
James W. Mailey - Grand Blanc MI

Oxford Suspension, Inc. - Troy MI

A44B 1700

267 49, 267260, 267269

A vehicular leaf spring tip insert is provided. The insert includes a pad portion providing a liner between adjacent leaf spring tips, at least one shank portion extending from the pad portion to a free end, the shank portion having a generally axial bore, the shank portion also having a protuberance extending outward therefrom with a leaf spring engagement surface facing toward the pad portion at an axial distance therefrom, the protuberance being dimensionally adapted and configured so that the protuberance is compressed radially inward sufficiently to be received through the tip opening upon insertion of the shank portion therethrough, and a pin for insertion into the shank bore, the pin retaining the shank protuberance in a position to extend the protuberance radially outward to enable the shank leaf spring engagement surface to become engageable with the leaf spring.

7287582, Oct 30, 2007

May 19, 2004

10/848783

David Turner - Bloomfield Hills MI, US
James Lester Oliver - Orion MI, US

Eaton Corporation - Cleveland OH

B60H 1/00

165202, 237 123 R, 62244, 318 3

A shore power HVAC system for a vehicle is provided. The vehicle has a vehicular HVAC system with an engine compressor, a condenser, and an expansion valve and an evaporator coupled to each other in series by a plurality of conduits. The shore power HVAC system includes an electric compressor structured to compress a coolant fluid and a diverter valve structured to allow fluid to pass through a selected fluid path. The electric compressor is coupled to, and in fluid communication with the evaporator and the diverter valve. The diverter valve is further coupled to the engine compressor. Thus, a first coolant fluid loop and a second coolant fluid loop are created. The first coolant fluid loop passes through, in series, the engine compressor, the diverter valve, the condenser, the expansion valve, and the evaporator. The second coolant fluid loop passes through, in series, the electric compressor, the diverter valve, the condenser, the expansion valve and the evaporator. The diverter valve selectively directs which loop the coolant fluid may pass through.

7473202, Jan 6, 2009

Mar 27, 2006

11/390356

Timothy J. Morscheck - Portage MI, US
Alan C. Stine - Kalamazoo MI, US
Joseph D. Reynolds - Climax MI, US
James L. Oliver - Orion MI, US

Eaton Corporation - Cleveland OH

F16H 37/02

475208

A dual mode continuously variable transmission for use with motor vehicles includes a transmission input shaft, a transmission output shaft, and a variator disposed between the transmission input shaft and the transmission output shaft. A mixer gear set is operably disposed between the transmission input shaft and the variator output shaft. A clutching element is operably disposed between the input shaft the mixer gear set. The variator is configured to continuously vary a ratio of input torque to output torque between the variator shafts responsive to commands from an electronic control unit. The variator input shaft is drivingly connected to the input shaft and the variator output shaft is drivingly connected to the output shaft. The clutching element selectively connects and disconnects the input shaft and the mixer gear set to operate the transmission in a power splitting mode of operation and a variator only mode of operation. An electronic control unit incorporates logic rules by which the clutching element maintains the transmission in a variator-only mode of operation in a first vehicle speed range, and maintains the transmission in a power splitting mode of operation in a second vehicle speed range greater than the first vehicle speed range.

7331383, Feb 19, 2008

Nov 20, 2006

11/601867

David Turner - Bloomfield Hills MI, US
James Lester Oliver - Orion MI, US

Eaton Corporation - Cleveland OH

B60H 1/00, F04D 15/00

165202, 165 43, 62244, 237 123 R, 318 3

A shore power HVAC system for a vehicle is provided. The vehicle has a vehicular HVAC system with an engine compressor, a condenser, and an expansion valve and an evaporator coupled to each other in series by a plurality of conduits. The shore power HVAC system includes an electric compressor structured to compress a coolant fluid and a diverter valve structured to allow fluid to pass through a selected fluid path. The electric compressor is coupled to, and in fluid communication with the evaporator and the diverter valve. The diverter valve is further coupled to the engine compressor. Thus, a first coolant fluid loop and a second coolant fluid loop are created. The first coolant fluid loop passes through, in series, the engine compressor, the diverter valve, the condenser, the expansion valve, and the evaporator. The second coolant fluid loop passes through, in series, the electric compressor, the diverter valve, the condenser, the expansion valve and the evaporator. The diverter valve selectively directs which loop the coolant fluid may pass through.

7452305, Nov 18, 2008

Jan 28, 2005

11/047349

James L. Oliver - Orion MI, US
Craig S. Jacobs - Canton MI, US
David M. Preston - Clarkston MI, US
Timothy J. Morscheck - Kalamazoo MI, US
Jeff H. Skorupski - Kalamazoo MI, US
Thomas A. Genise - Dearborn MI, US

Eaton Corporation - Cleveland OH

F16H 1/28

475331, 475214

A vehicular powertrain system includes a prime mover having an output, a multi-ratio transmission having an input, and a torque reduction coupling system coupling the prime mover output and the multi-ratio transmission input. The exemplary torque reduction coupling system includes a clutch and a planetary gear set selectively coupling the prime mover output to the multi-ratio transmission input. The exemplary planetary gear set includes one components of the planetary gear set being selectively coupled to the clutch.

2006016, Aug 3, 2006

Jan 28, 2005

11/046365

James Oliver - Orion MI, US
Richard Nellums - Farmington Hills MI, US
Timothy Morscheck - Kalamazoo MI, US

B60K 1/00

180065200

A method and system of operating a vehicular hybrid powertrain having a first prime mover, a second prime mover, a planetary gear set configured to sum outputs from the first prime mover and the second prime mover, and a transmission coupled to an output of the planetary gear set includes initially driving the transmission with the second prime mover, cranking the first prime mover with the second prime mover, accelerating the first prime mover to a reference speed, and maintaining the first prime mover at approximately the reference speed while varying a speed of the second prime mover to vary an output velocity of the planetary gear set

2007022, Sep 27, 2007

Mar 22, 2006

11/386278

David Turner - Bloomfield Hills MI, US
James Oliver - Orion MI, US

F02B 33/00, F02B 33/44

060605200, 060612000, 123565000

An exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system for an engine in which a portion of the exhaust gas is recirculated from an exhaust port of the engine into an intake port of the engine. The EGR system includes an exhaust gas recirculation line connecting said exhaust port of said engine to said intake port of said engine; a turbine disposed along the recirculation line; and a motor generator in operative communication with the turbine. The pressure and flow of a portion of said exhaust gas produced by said engine and recirculated from said exhaust port to said intake port is used to operate the turbine and the motor generator derives electric power from the operation of the turbine. In an embodiment, the motor generator can be used to drive the turbine to manipulate EGR flow. A method for recovering energy in connection with an EGR system is also disclosed.

7311163, Dec 25, 2007

Nov 16, 2004

10/989772

James L. Oliver - Orion MI, US

Eaton Corporation - Cleveland OH

B60K 6/00

180165, 303152

A regeneration and brake management system includes a prime mover, an energy storage device associated with the prime mover, and a regenerative braking system including a controller and at least one friction brake, wherein the regenerative braking system is configured to at least partially disable the at least one friction brake during regenerative braking.

7647997, Jan 19, 2010

Jan 4, 2007

11/649548

James L. Oliver - Orion MI, US

Eaton Corporation - Cleveland OH

B60K 6/00

180165, 180 65275, 180 6531, 180 6521, 903947, 701 22, 303152

A regeneration and brake management system includes a prime mover, an energy storage device associated with the prime mover, and a regenerative braking system including a controller and at least one friction brake, wherein the regenerative braking system is configured to at least partially disable the at least one friction brake during regenerative braking.

7367415, May 6, 2008

Jan 28, 2005

11/046303

James L. Oliver - Orion MI, US
Richard A. Nellums - Farmington Hills MI, US
Timothy J. Morscheck - Kalamazoo MI, US

Eaton Corporation - Cleveland OH

B60K 6/00

180 652, 180369

A hybrid powertrain system includes a first prime mover having an output, a second prime mover having an output, a synchronizing clutch selectively coupling the first prime mover output and the second prime mover output, a multi-ratio transmission having an input, and a planetary gear set selectively coupling the second prime mover output to the first prime mover output or the multi-ratio transmission input based on a coupling state of the synchronizing clutch.