Interrelated power delivery controls, including engine control inventions 12/07

20070298929 - Automated mechanical transmission having wireless interface: An automated mechanical transmission (AMT) includes a conventional multi-speed (gear ratio) mechanical transmission, a transducer/actuator assembly, a microprocessor controller which drives the actuator assembly and includes a plurality of inputs, and a plurality of sensors providing information to the controller inputs. A wireless interface is disposed between the controller and... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070298928 - Hybrid vehicle and control method of the same: In the case of the on setting of an eco switch signal ESW, when a torque demand Tr* is less than a good fuel consumption-assuring minimum torque Temin, the hybrid vehicle of the invention stops the operation of an engine and controls a motor MG2 to output a required torque... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070298931 - Gas turbine braking apparatus and method: A device is provided which can serve one or more of the multiple functions of impeding rotation of a shaft de-coupled turbine rotor, selectively impeding rotation of a first spool of the engine, for example to permit a second spool to generate power for use in ground operation, and facilitating... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP (pwc)

20070298930 - Motor vehicle equipped with a service brake and with a parking brake: A motor vehicle with a parking brake (3) which, in addition to functioning as a parking brake (3), may also be used as an auxiliary brake for assisting the main brake (2) and/or a sustained-action brake. The parking brake (3) is preferably incorporated in the transmission (1) of the vehicle... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20070298932 - Automatic transmission control apparatus: An automatic transmission control apparatus is provided with a shift control section, a first rotary-speed detecting section, a second rotary-speed detecting section and an input shaft speed calculation section. The shift control section issues instructions to selectively engage and disengage a combination of a plurality of frictionally engaging elements of... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070298933 - Self cleaning logic valve assembly: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for a self cleaning logic valve assembly. The logic valve assembly is adapted to cycle and thereby clean itself in response to one or more predefined parameters which are programmed into a programmable controller. The logic valve assembly is additionally configured to... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070298934 - Hand control apparatus in a vehicle: A steering column mount or instrument panel mount push-pull style hand control apparatus for controlling a vehicle by hands only of a special driver. A operation lever is cross-car (left-right) oriented and pivotally mount at its mid-section through a pivot bracket to said steering column or to said instrument panel.... Agent: Patwrite LLC

20070293366 - Machine drive line overspeed protection method: A method of controlling driveshaft speed includes generating an overspeed protection action signal if an engine speed limit and a requested transmission gear ratio correspond to a driveshaft overspeed condition. An operating method for a machine includes disengaging a relatively higher transmission gear, and inhibiting re-engagement of the higher transmission... Agent: Caterpillar C/o Liell & Mcneil Attorneys PC

20070293367 - Shifting system for a vehicle transmission: The invention is a transmission shifting system for a vehicle, the vehicle having a transmission having a push-pull and rotating member for operating the transmission movable in an H pattern. In detail, the invention includes a first reversible electric motor coupled to the member for moving the member backwards and... Agent: Louis L. Dachs

20070293368 - Turbine offset matching control system: A control system for enabling an engine to operate in a deceleration fuel cutoff (DFCO) mode is provided. The system includes: an enable module that selectively enables a DFCO mode based on an accelerator pedal position; and an engine speed module that regulates engine speed based on turbine speed during... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070293369 - Control for an electromagnetic brake for a multiple-ratio power transmission that has a neutral switch for power take-off engagement: A control system and method is disclosed for an electromagnetic clutch brake, including an electromagnetic clutch brake actuator coil surrounding a power input shaft for a multiple-ratio transmission in a vehicle powertrain. A protective circuit of the control system normally monitors data inputs that indicate conditions that are not favorable... Agent: Kevin J. Heinl Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070287582 - Method for the operation of a drivetrain: A method for operation of a drivetrain including a drive motor and an automatic transmission having at least five shift elements, of which, at least three shift elements are engaged in each forward and reverse gear and the other shift elements are disengaged. Two successive shifts are accomplished by two... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20070287583 - Method for the operation of a drivetrain: A method for operating a multi-speed automatic transmission of a motor vehicle. The automatic transmission has multiple shift elements for transmitting torque and/or power. When in forward and reverse gears, a first number of shift elements are engaged, and a second number of shift elements are disengaged. To improve the... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20070287581 - Torque converter with fixed stator and method of controlling rotation of a turbine and pump in a torque converter: A method of transitioning a torque converter from torque conversion mode to lock-up mode, and a torque converter. The method includes rotationally fixing stator blades to a non-rotatable stator shaft; partially engaging a torque converter clutch to transmit torque from a housing to a turbine at a first speed ratio... Agent: Simpson & Simpson, PLLC

20070287584 - Method for the operation of a drivetrain: A method for the operation of a drivetrain of a motor vehicle, having an automatic transmission and a drive motor, to improve the shift speed. Successive upshifts or successive downshifts are carried out with overlap during a first upshift or downshift. At least one shift element required for a subsequent... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20070287585 - Method for the operation of a drivetrain: A method for operating a motor vehicle drivetrain with at least an automatic transmission and a drive motor. The automatic transmission includes at least five shift elements to transmit torque and/or power. In each of the forward and reverse gears, at least three shift elements are engaged and the remaining... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20070287586 - Method for the operation of a drivetrain: A method for operating a motor vehicle drivetrain comprising at least an automatic transmission and a drive assembly. The automatic transmission includes at least five shifting elements to transmit torque and/or power. In each forward and reverse gear, three shifting elements are engaged and the remaining two shifting elements are... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20070287587 - Method for the operation of a drivetrain: A method for operation of a drivetrain, comprising an automatic transmission and a drive motor, for improving the shift speed of successive upshifts or downshifts such that during a first shift at least one shift element required for a successive shift is prepared such that when a synchronization point is... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20070287588 - Method for the operation of a drivetrain: A method for operating a motor vehicle drivetrain with at least an automatic transmission and a drive motor. The automatic transmission includes at least five shifting elements to transmit torque and/or power. In each forward and reverse gear a maximum of two shifting elements are disengaged while the remaining shifting... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20070287589 - Shift-shock reducing apparatus of power train: In a shift-shock reducing apparatus of a power train employing an engine and an automatic transmission, an engine controller executes engine-torque correction for canceling an inertia torque generated owing to a change in transmission input speed during a shift, for shift-shock reduction. A transmission controller includes a shift-speed correction circuit... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070287590 - Method for the operation of a drivetrain: A method for operation of a drivetrain, comprising an automatic transmission and a drive motor, for improving the shift speed of successive upshifts or downshifts such that during a first shift at least one shift element required for a successive shift is prepared such that when a synchronization point is... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20070287591 - Method for the operation of a drivetrain: A method for operation of a drivetrain including a drive motor and an automatic transmission having at least five shift elements, of which, at least two elements are disengaged in each forward and reverse gear and the other shift elements are engaged. Two successive shifts are accomplished by two overlapped... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20070287592 - Method for implementing shifts from a source gear to a target gear of an automatic shift transmission, in particular downshifts of an automatic shift transmission: A method for implementing shifts from a source gear to a target gear of an automatic shift transmission includes storing a respective upshift threshold and a respective downshift threshold for each possible sequential gear shift. The respective upshift threshold and the respective downshift threshold are defined in dependence of an... Agent: Manfred Beck, P.A.

20070287593 - System and method for generating line pressure of continuously variable transmission in hybrid vehicle: A system and a method for generating a line pressure of a continuously variable transmission (CVT) in a hybrid vehicle in which the line pressure of the CVT is maintained to be constant even in an idle stop state of an engine. Steps may include detecting operation of a brake;... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20070287594 - Torque converter clutch control: A system for controlling a torque converter clutch in a vehicle powertrain includes a controller having an input for receiving powertrain operating parameter information. The controller is configured to determine a torque converter speed ratio based on the powertrain operating parameter information and to compare the speed ratio to a... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20070287595 - Deceleration control device for vehicle: A deceleration control device for a vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission capable of changing the gear ratio by shift operation of a driver, the control device controlling the load of a brake actuator or engine (S106) so that the vehicle is decelerated, when the driver performs shift operation (YES... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070281826 - Power management for infinitely variable transmission (ivt) equipped machines: The invention relates to power management of a off-highway vehicle. A power management apparatus is described as a vehicle control unit coupled to a vehicle and the vehicle control unit is in communication with an engine and a transmission controller. In response to power management input, the vehicle control unit... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20070281827 - Vehicle parking control system: A vehicle parking control system includes a shift-by-wire apparatus that is operated based on an electric range position signal corresponding to one of the driving range and the non-driving range of the drive unit and that switches the lock mechanism to an engaged state and a released state in conjunction... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC