Patents by Inventor Jerome Lochard

Jerome Lochard 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).

  • Device and method for controlling an automatic transmission in a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 8271166
    Abstract: A device and a method for control of an automatic transmission (1) in a vehicle having one control unit (2), which can receive signals produced by a transmission gearshift lever (7), and/or a first transmission control (8). The signals of the first transmission control are bridgeable so that the automatic transmission can be manually operated. In order to make it possible to efficiently operate the vehicle with low fuel consumption and great flexibility of the driver at the moment, manual operation of the automatic transmission is possible only when the vehicle is at speed (v) lower than a predetermined speed limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Andreas Wolf, Lutz Muller, Rupert Kramer, Jerome Lochard, Michael Buckhart
  • Device and Method for Controlling an Automatic Transmission in a Motor Vehicle
    Publication number: 20080208419
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for control of an automatic transmission (1) in a vehicle having one control unit (2) by which can be received signals produced by a transmission selector lever (7) and/or a first transmission control (8), the signals of the first transmission control (8) being bridgeable so that the automatic transmission (1) can be manually operated. In order to make possible operating the vehicle with low fuel consumption and great flexibility of the driver at the moment, it is provided that a manual operation of the automatic transmission (1) be possible only when the vehicle has a speed (v) lower than a predetermined speed limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Andreas Wolf, Lutz Muller, Rupert Kramer, Jerome Lochard, Michael Burkhart
  • Automatic gearbox with a transmission housing arranged with the actuator
    Publication number: 20050217419
    Abstract: An automatic transmission with at least one actuator (8) arranged on the transmission housing (4). To reduce repair and/or maintenance costs, the one actuator (8, 8a, 8b, 8c) is arranged on the transmission housing (4) in such a manner that it is freely accessible without removing the automatic transmission (13, 14) from a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Matthias Winkel, Jerome Lochard