Patents by Inventor Mary Mc. Wesler

Mary Mc. Wesler 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).

  • Steering wheel mounting for transmission shift controls
    Patent number: 7703570
    Abstract: A steering wheel (20) that has an axis of turning (64) axis for steering a motor vehicle that has an engine, a drivetrain, a transmission that provides different gear ratios for coupling the engine to the drivetrain, and a transmission controller that in an automatic mode automatically shifts the transmission from one gear ratio to another in response to changing vehicle torque requirements and in a manual mode shifts the transmission from one gear ratio to another in response to manual actuation of a shift command device. A module (36) contains both the shift command device (58, 60) and a mode selection device (62) for selecting between the automatic and manual modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Kurt A. Ringger, Matthew W. Hormann, Mark A. Thurber, Mary Mc. Wesler, John F. Rotz
  • Integrated automatic manual transmission lever-type shift selector
    Patent number: 7640823
    Abstract: A bimodal shifter assembly provides a radically simplified mechanical arrangement for movement of the shifter in each of two modes along distinct shift paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Darrell S. Bowman, H. Lenora Hardee, Joseph T. Penaloza, Mary Mc. Wesler
  • INTEGRATED AUTOMATIC MANUAL TRANSMISSION LEVER-TYPE SHIFT SELECTOR
    Publication number: 20080264194
    Abstract: A bimodal shifter assembly provides a radically simplified mechanical arrangement for movement of the shifter in each of two modes along distinct shift paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Darrell S. Bowman, H. Lenora Hardee, Joseph T. Penaloza, Mary Mc. Wesler