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MEANS IND INC
US·109 granted patents·22 pending applications·2,639 citations·filing 1996–2025
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131 records- 0199US9638266B2Electronic vehicular transmission including a sensor and coupling and control assembly for use thereinMEANS IND INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 2, 2017·17 cites·20 claims
- 0299US9562574B2Controllable coupling assembly and coupling member for use in the assemblyMEANS IND INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 7, 2017·21 cites·22 claims
- 0398US9255614B2Electronic vehicular transmission and coupling and control assembly for use thereinMEANS IND INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 9, 2016·17 cites·9 claims
- 0498US9121454B2Overrunning coupling and control assembly, coupling assembly and locking member for use thereinMEANS IND INC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 1, 2015·42 cites·36 claims
- 0598US7275628B2Overrunning coupling assembly having improved shift feel and/or noise reductionMEANS IND INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 2, 2007·78 cites·14 claims
- 0698US5918715AOverrunning planar clutch assemblyMEANS IND INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 6, 1999·206 cites·7 claims
- 0797US9874252B2Electronic, high-efficiency vehicular transmission, overrunning, non-friction coupling and control assembly and switchable linear actuator device for use thereinMEANS IND INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 23, 2018·16 cites·16 claims
- 0897US9541141B2Electronic vehicular transmission, controllable coupling assembly and coupling member for use in the assemblyMEANS IND INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 10, 2017·12 cites·14 claims
- 0997US9482294B2Coupling and control assembly including a sensorMEANS IND INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 1, 2016·11 cites·24 claims
- 1097US9441708B2High-efficiency drive system including a transmission for a hybrid electric vehicleMEANS IND INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 13, 2016·39 cites·28 claims
- 1197US9435387B2Device and apparatus for controlling the operating mode of a coupling assembly, coupling and control assembly and electric motor disconnect and pass through assembliesMEANS IND INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 6, 2016·20 cites·34 claims
- 1297US9188170B2Coupling and control assemblyMEANS IND INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 17, 2015·28 cites·21 claims
- 1397US6571926B2One-way clutch assembly featuring improved strut stabilityMEANS IND INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 3, 2003·60 cites·20 claims
- 1496US10183570B2Drive systems including transmissions for electric and hybrid electric vehiclesMEANS IND INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 22, 2019·14 cites·28 claims
- 1596US8051959B2Controllable or selectable bi-directional overrunning coupling assemblyMEANS IND INC·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 8, 2011·77 cites·12 claims
- 1696US7942781B2High-efficiency vehicular transmissionMEANS IND INC·Filed 2008·Granted May 17, 2011·80 cites·22 claims
- 1796US7484605B2Overrunning radial coupling assembly and method for controlling the engagement of inner and outer members of the assemblyMEANS IND INC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 3, 2009·131 cites·28 claims
- 1896US7344010B2Overrunning coupling assembly including clustered pawls and method for controlling the engagement of planar membersMEANS IND INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 18, 2008·104 cites·22 claims
- 1996US7258214B2Overrunning coupling assembly and method for controlling the engagement of planar membersMEANS IND INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 21, 2007·134 cites·11 claims
- 2096US6854577B2Sound dampened one-way clutchMEANS IND INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 15, 2005·45 cites·28 claims
- 2196US6481551B1Inertia-actuated overrunning coupling assemblyMEANS IND INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 19, 2002·53 cites·20 claims
- 2296US6186299B1Overrunning coupling assemblyMEANS IND INC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 13, 2001·92 cites·11 claims
- 2396US6116394AOverrunning coupling assemblyMEANS IND INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 12, 2000·75 cites·12 claims
- 2496US6065576AStrut for planar one-way clutchMEANS IND INC·Filed 1998·Granted May 23, 2000·90 cites·16 claims
- 2595US10145428B2Coupling assembly having an overrun mode and channeled locking member for use thereinMEANS IND INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 4, 2018·7 cites·11 claims
- 2695US6386349B1Compact clutch assembly featuring dual selectively-operative one-way clutchesMEANS IND INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 14, 2002·48 cites·14 claims
- 2795US6244965B1Controllable overrunning couplingMEANS IND INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 12, 2001·205 cites·14 claims
- 2895US6193038B1One-way clutch and method for making sameMEANS IND INC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 27, 2001·127 cites·29 claims
- 2995US5964331AOne-way overrunning clutchMEANS IND INC·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 12, 1999·80 cites·20 claims
- 3094US12054041B2Wheel hub clutch, wheel hub, wheel end system, axle, drivetrain, and vehicleMEANS IND INC·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 6, 2024·2 cites·30 claims
- 3194US11286996B2Electro-dynamic coupling and control assembly and switchable linear actuator device for use thereinMEANS IND INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 29, 2022·4 cites·24 claims
- 3294US10533618B2Overrunning, non-friction coupling and control assembly, engageable coupling assembly and locking member for use in the assembliesMEANS IND INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 14, 2020·6 cites·10 claims
- 3394US9377061B2Electromagnetic system for controlling the operating mode of an overrunning coupling assembly and overrunning coupling and control assembly including the systemMEANS IND INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 28, 2016·12 cites·24 claims
- 3494US6505721B1Planar one-way clutchMEANS IND INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 14, 2003·45 cites·23 claims
- 3594US5799930ABody mount assemblyMEANS IND INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 1, 1998·109 cites·33 claims
- 3693US10677296B2Electronic, high-efficiency vehicular transmission, overrunning, non-friction coupling and control assembly and switchable linear actuator device for use thereinMEANS IND INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 9, 2020·5 cites·12 claims
- 3793US6125980AOverrunning coupling assembly and manufacturing methodMEANS IND INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 3, 2000·62 cites·10 claims
- 3893US2025389319A1Vehicle transmission and method of operationMEANS IND INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3992US10995803B2Electromagnetic system for controlling the operating mode of a non friction coupling assembly and coupling and magnetic control assembly having sameMEANS IND INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 4, 2021·6 cites·24 claims
- 4092US9371868B2Coupling member subassembly for use in controllable coupling assembly and electromechanical apparatus having a pair of simultaneously actuated elements for use in the subassemblyMEANS IND INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 21, 2016·9 cites·31 claims
- 4192US9186977B2Drive system including a transmission for a hybrid electric vehicleMEANS IND INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 17, 2015·29 cites·20 claims
- 4292US9127724B2Electromechanical apparatus for use with a coupling assembly and controllable coupling assembly including such apparatusMEANS IND INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 8, 2015·9 cites·31 claims
- 4392US5871071AOne-way high torque clutch mechanismMEANS IND INC·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 16, 1999·60 cites·22 claims
- 4491US9702419B2Electromechanical system for controlling the operating mode of a selectable clutch assembly and overrunning coupling and electromechanical control assembly using the systemMEANS IND INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 11, 2017·7 cites·27 claims
- 4591US9541143B2Magnetic system for controlling an operating mode of an overrunning coupling assembly and overrunning coupling and magnetic control assembly including the systemMEANS IND INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 10, 2017·5 cites·18 claims
- 4691US9188172B2Compact overrunning coupling and control assembly having reduced part count and manufacturing complexityMEANS IND INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 17, 2015·10 cites·20 claims
- 4791US6129190AOne-way overrunning clutchMEANS IND INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 10, 2000·52 cites·14 claims
- 4891US5979627ADamper assemblyMEANS IND INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 9, 1999·60 cites·28 claims
- 4990US12209623B2Shift system and method for power transmission assemblyMEANS IND INC·Filed 2024·Granted Jan 28, 2025·2 cites·20 claims
- 5090US9482297B2Controllable coupling assembly having forward and reverse backlashMEANS IND INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 1, 2016·7 cites·21 claims
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