Patents by Inventor Ashok Rodrigues

Ashok Rodrigues has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Four-wheel drive transfer case controller with torque decrement strategy
    Patent number: 5954778
    Abstract: A method of controlling the amount of power delivered to the front driveshaft and to the rear driveshaft of a motor vehicle including the steps of generating a front driveshaft value indicative of the rotational speed of said front driveshaft and generating a rear driveshaft value indicative of the rotational speed of said rear driveshaft. A vehicle speed is generated based on the lower of said front driveshaft value and said rear driveshaft value. The amount of power delivered to said front driveshaft and to said rear driveshaft is controlled as a function of said vehicle speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashok Rodrigues, John Glab