Patents by Inventor Keith Adam Leatherland

Keith Adam Leatherland 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).

  • Vehicle and method of control thereof
    Patent number: 9145146
    Abstract: The present invention provides a motor vehicle having driver-selectable first and second modes (eco, dynamic) of operation and driver-operable means for selecting the first and second modes. Driver selection of the second mode (dynamic) when the first mode (eco) has also been selected causes the vehicle to deselect the first mode (eco), subsequent deselection by the driver of the second mode (dynamic) causing the first mode (eco) to be reselected automatically by the vehicle. If the first mode (eco) is selected by the driver when the vehicle is in the second mode (dynamic), the vehicle selects the first mode (eco) in addition to the second mode (dynamic). A further aspect is directed to a method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Jaguar Land Rover Limited
    Inventors: Baptiste Bureau, Ajay-Neil Kemwal, Keith Adam Leatherland, Robert Palin
  • VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROL THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150151766
    Abstract: The present invention provides a motor vehicle having driver-selectable first and second modes (eco, dynamic) of operation and driver-operable means for selecting the first and second modes. Driver selection of the second mode (dynamic) when the first mode (eco) has also been selected causes the vehicle to deselect the first mode (eco), subsequent deselection by the driver of the second mode (dynamic) causing the first mode (eco) to be reselected automatically by the vehicle. If the first mode (eco) is selected by the driver when the vehicle is in the second mode (dynamic), the vehicle selects the first mode (eco) in addition to the second mode (dynamic). A further aspect is directed to a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
    Inventors: Baptiste Bureau, Ajay-Neil Kemwal, Keith Adam Leatherland, Robert Palin