Patents by Inventor Donald Morrissett

Donald Morrissett 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).

  • Method of mitigating overshoot in transmission shift selector
    Patent number: 9816605
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to various shift selector assemblies having a shift gate with a plurality of indentations corresponding to transmission shift selections. At least one of the indentations is configured to have a flexible depth so as to selectively restrict and accept a pawl pin, thereby mitigating shift position overshoot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: Donald Morrissett
  • Vehicle shifter fluid diverter system
    Patent number: 9656546
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle shifter assembly having a retainer ring between a housing and an instrument panel or console. The retainer ring includes a fluid diverter system configured to guide fluid away from predetermined shifter assembly component(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Donald Morrissett, Robert E. Meyer
  • TRANSMISSION SHIFT SELECTOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20150219207
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to various shift selector assemblies having a shift gate with a plurality of indentations corresponding to transmission shift selections. At least one of the indentations is configured to have a flexible depth so as to selectively restrict and accept a pawl pin, thereby mitigating shift position overshoot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventor: DONALD MORRISSETT
  • Transmission shift selector assembly
    Patent number: 9032830
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to various shift selector assemblies having a shift gate with a plurality of indentations corresponding to transmission shift selections. At least one of the indentations is configured to have a flexible depth so as to selectively restrict and accept a pawl pin, thereby mitigating shift position overshoot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: Donald Morrissett
  • Transmission Shift Selector Assembly
    Publication number: 20120103122
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to various shift selector assemblies having a shift gate with a plurality of indentations corresponding to transmission shift selections. At least one of the indentations is configured to have a flexible depth so as to selectively restrict and accept a pawl pin, thereby mitigating shift position overshoot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventor: Donald Morrissett
  • Vehicle Shifter Fluid Diverter System
    Publication number: 20110197697
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle shifter assembly having a retainer ring between a housing and an instrument panel or console. The retainer ring includes a fluid diverter system configured to guide fluid away from predetermined shifter assembly component(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Donald Morrissett, Robert E. Meyer