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Norman Jerry Bird
Also filed as: BIRD NORMAN A · BIRD NORMAN J · BIRD NORMAN JERRY
33 granted patents·4 pending applications·360 citations·filing 2002–2021
97Inventor score
Files withFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC27BIRD NORMAN J6BREVICK JOHN EDWARD1FORD GLOBAL TECH INC1WYS DENNIS N1
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37 records- 0198US8418825B2Magnetically actuated mechanical diodeBIRD NORMAN J·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 16, 2013·41 cites·14 claims
- 0298US7455157B2Ratcheting one-way clutch having rockersFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 25, 2008·88 cites·20 claims
- 0398US7451862B2Ratcheting one-way clutch having rockers retained in closed pocketsFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 18, 2008·37 cites·21 claims
- 0496US11697344B2Wheel end disconnect assembly and vehicle having a wheel end disconnect assemblyFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 11, 2023·4 cites·20 claims
- 0596US7383930B2Overrunning clutchFORD GLOBAL TECH INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 10, 2008·35 cites·13 claims
- 0695US8403123B2Magnetically actuated one-way clutchBIRD NORMAN J·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 26, 2013·22 cites·14 claims
- 0794US11390160B2Wheel disconnect clutchFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 19, 2022·6 cites·20 claims
- 0894US9732809B2Electro-magnetic and centrifugal clutchFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 15, 2017·19 cites·14 claims
- 0993US7614486B2Retention of an actuating spring in a one-way clutch or brakeFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 10, 2009·15 cites·12 claims
- 1093US7500548B2Dual-mode one-way torque transmitting deviceFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 10, 2009·18 cites·13 claims
- 1192US9784353B2Torque converter having variable pitch stator and bypass clutchFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 10, 2017·6 cites·14 claims
- 1291US7690492B2Apparatus for directing fluid along a flow path in a motor vehicle transmissionFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 6, 2010·23 cites·14 claims
- 1387US9546729B2Electro-mechanical one-way-clutch and method of operationFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 17, 2017·4 cites·14 claims
- 1487US8881516B2One-way brake for a torque converter statorBIRD NORMAN J·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 11, 2014·8 cites·17 claims
- 1586US9689492B2Torque converter having variable pitch statorFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 27, 2017·7 cites·12 claims
- 1685US10024370B1Hybrid transmission having electro-magnetically actuated pawl clutchFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 17, 2018·4 cites·15 claims
- 1784US11105380B2Wheel end disconnect system and methodFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 31, 2021·3 cites·17 claims
- 1879US11209053B2Electromagnetic actuator for wheel-end disconnectFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 28, 2021·1 cites·17 claims
- 1979US10036433B2Clutch for continuously variable transmissionFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 31, 2018·2 cites·18 claims
- 2078US9366298B2Magnetically actuated clutch assemblyBIRD NORMAN J·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 14, 2016·3 cites·10 claims
- 2176US9915301B2Magnetically actuated mechanical diodeBIRD NORMAN J·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 13, 2018·3 cites·16 claims
- 2275US8965628B2Powertrain thermal management system for a dry-clutch transmissionBREVICK JOHN EDWARD·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 24, 2015·3 cites·17 claims
- 2371US10118624B2Torque converter having variable pitch stator and bypass clutchFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 6, 2018·1 cites·17 claims
- 2471US9738286B1Clutch for continuously variable transmission and method of operating clutchFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 22, 2017·1 cites·20 claims
- 2571US8978838B2Controllable overrunning couplingBIRD NORMAN J·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 17, 2015·2 cites·17 claims
- 2667US10724582B2Hybrid transmission having electro-magnetically actuated pawl clutchFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 28, 2020·1 cites·18 claims
- 2763US10030711B2Preventing noise from mating spline teethFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 24, 2018·2 cites·6 claims
- 2858US10801560B2Fluid routing within a clutchFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 13, 2020·0 cites·17 claims
- 2957US8925705B2Electromagnetic one-way couplingWYS DENNIS N·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 6, 2015·1 cites·20 claims
- 3057US2016258495A1Magnetically actuated clutch assemblyFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 3156US2015075941A1Transmission with durability enhancement techniquesFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3253US10703190B2Hybrid vehicle engine brakeFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 7, 2020·0 cites·17 claims
- 3345US9260000B2Synchronous speed disconnect of a generator for a hybrid electric vehicleFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 16, 2016·0 cites·15 claims
- 3444US10507718B2Hybrid transaxleFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 17, 2019·0 cites·3 claims
- 3542US11104215B2Method of assembling hybrid transmissionFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 31, 2021·0 cites·8 claims
- 3639US2004080125A1Motorized lift for trailer dollyFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 3730US2017204917A1One-Way Clutch With Electro-Magnetic SolenoidFORD GLOBAL TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
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