This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Ford Motor Company Limited. Active years: 1995.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 1995
Title: Kenneth C. Young: Automotive Transmission Inventor
Introduction
Kenneth C. Young is an inventor associated with Livonia, Michigan, and Ford Motor Company Limited. His patent work addresses automotive drivetrain engineering, particularly the design of an automatic transmission with an auxiliary drive.
Latest Patents
Young is credited with 1 patent: “Automatic Transmission Having Auxiliary Drive.” The patent describes a motor-vehicle transaxle assembly that combines a hydrokinetic torque converter and planetary transfer drive with a chain drive connecting the engine axis to a multiple-speed automatic transmission. Planetary gear units, hydraulically actuated clutches and brakes, a final-drive planetary gearset, and an axle differential work together to provide and control the vehicle’s drive ratios.
Career Highlights
Young’s documented patent contribution focuses on integrating transmission and auxiliary-drive components into a transaxle assembly. The design brings together torque transfer, multiple-speed gearing, and final-drive elements within the vehicle driveline.
Collaborations
The supplied information lists Edward J. Debler and Richard A. Snyder as Young’s coworkers. It does not specify their roles in the patent or establish them as co-inventors.
Conclusion
Kenneth C. Young’s patent reflects an engineering approach to coordinating transmission, gearing, and axle components in a motor-vehicle driveline.
Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile