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Interrelated power delivery controls, including engine control November recently filed with US Patent Office 11/10

20100298088 - Micro-hybrid system for motor vehicle incorporating a piloting strategies module: The micro-hybrid system for a transport vehicle comprises a rotary electric machine (10) suitable for being coupled mechanically to an engine (5) of the vehicle, an AC-to-DC converter (11), a DC-to-DC converter (13), first (12) and second (2) electrical energy reservoirs suitable for storing an electrical energy produced by the... Agent: Berenato & White, LLC

20100298089 - Method of clutch actuation for hybrid transmissions: A method of actuating a clutch includes commanding a shift, monitoring slip speed, beginning synchronization, filling to a pre-fill volume, and holding at the pre-fill volume. After slip speed reaches a trigger point, the clutch is filled to a first predicted touch point volume, which is greater than the pre-fill... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20100298090 - Method of clutch control to start an engine with a hybrid transmission: A method of starting an internal combustion engine includes selecting a first or a second clutch, and pressurizing the selected clutch with an auxiliary pump. The pressurized clutch is synchronized using the first and second electric machines, and then engaging. The internal combustion engine is started with the first and... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20100298091 - Power transmission: A power transmission in which a driven body and a drive body for driving the driven body are rotated in the same direction and are coupled through a coupling portion, transmission of torque from the drive body is interrupted when the driving load of the driven body exceeds a predetermined... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20100298092 - Traction control system for vehicle: In order to attain a stable traction control regardless of an inertia change in a driving system, when a driving force transmitted from driving wheels to a road surface is lowered by a certain quantity by torque control, the driving force is lowered according to a transmission torque capacity of... Agent: Young Basile

20100298093 - Control apparatus of clutch mechanism: This apparatus is provided with a clutch mechanism 14. The clutch mechanism 14 is interposed between an engine 11 and a transmission 15, and is coupled to a clutch pedal 28. An operating mode of the clutch mechanism 14 changes in conjunction with a change of an operating position of... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20100298094 - Clutch-by-wire system: A clutch-by-wire system includes: an automatic clutch having a clutch disposed on a power transmission system pathway, and a clutch actuator; a clutch pedal sensor; and an electronic control device which automatically controls an operation of the clutch actuator in response to an operating state at the time of an... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20100298095 - Vehicle fuel control based on vacuum-assisted brake component actuation: A control method for an engine of a vehicle includes generating a brake value indicative of an operating condition of a brake system of the vehicle, and selectively adjusting one of a fuel control value of the engine and a fuel adjustment diagnostic value for the engine based on the... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20100292046 - Method and device for operating a hybrid drive of a vehicle: The invention relates to a method and a device for operating a hybrid drive (1) of a vehicle, comprising a parallel hybrid drive train (2) having an internal combustion engine (3), at least one electrical machine (5), a shift element (4) interposed between the internal combustion engine (3) and the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20100292047 - Hybrid vehicle drive control apparatus: A hybrid vehicle drive control apparatus is basically provided with an engine (1), a motor/generator (5), an electric power source (9) and a controller (20). The electric power source (9) exchanges electric power with the motor/generator (5); The controller (20) selects between an EV drive mode in which a drive... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20100292048 - Control device and control method for automatic transmission: When it is determined to perform nth to (n+1)th coast downshift during nth to (n+1)th power-off upshift, an ECU starts increasing control to increase the hydraulic pressure of an engage-side element A in a predetermined mode and maintains the hydraulic pressure of a release-side element B at a value at... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20100292049 - Method and a system for braking a vehicle: A method for braking a vehicle is provided, wherein the vehicle includes a circuit adapted for transmitting a brake signal from an operator controlled braking element to brake devices arranged at a plurality of the vehicle's ground engaging elements via a brake fluid. The method includes detecting a fluid pressure... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20100285921 - Method for operating a drive train: A method of operating a drivetrain of a motor vehicle. The drivetrain comprises a transmission arranged between a drive assembly and an axle drive, such that an input shaft of the transmission is connected, via a controllable separator clutch, to the drive assembly and an output shaft of the transmission... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20100285922 - Method for operating a drivetrain of a motor vehicle: A method of operating a drivetrain of a vehicle comprising an engine, a clutch and a transmission comprising a claw-shifted main transmission and a synchronized upstream and/or downstream group, such that shifting from a current gear to a target gear is accomplished by actuating one of the synchronized upstream or... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20100285923 - Selectable drivetrain control for a vehicle: A selectable drivetrain control for a vehicle includes a controller configured to receive input signals and issue predetermined output command signals corresponding to the status of the input signals. A first sensor is configured to provide an input signal to the controller relating to the actuation status of a brake... Agent: Eley Law Firm Co.

20100279816 - Transmission engagement control during an engine restart of a hybrid electric vehicle: A method for controlling transmission engagement during restart of an engine in a hybrid electric powertrain includes moving a gear lever between a forward position and reverse position, using electric power to drive an auxiliary pump whose output causes a transmission to engage a gear that corresponds to the lever... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20100279817 - Hybrid powertrain and method of operating same: A method of operating a hybrid powertrain is provided that permits operation in multiple fixed ratio modes appropriate for towing and other vehicle operating conditions in which relatively high output torque is required. The method includes establishing three different electrically-variable operating modes by engaging different torque-transmitting mechanisms in response to... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20100279818 - Control of a dry, dual-clutch transmission during an engine restart of a hybrid electric vehicle: A method for controlling an engine restart in a hybrid electric powertrain, including the steps of stopping the engine, using an electric power source and an electro-mechanical actuator connected to the source to engage a gear and stroke to zero torque capacity a dry clutch of a dual-clutch transmission, initiating... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC