Patents by Inventor Roland Sidney Sedziol

Roland Sidney Sedziol 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 operating vehicle and associated system
    Patent number: 9248825
    Abstract: A method of operating a vehicle having an electric drive is provided. The method includes defining a first zone and a second zone. The first zone has an associated first characteristic and the second zone has an associated second characteristic that differs from the first characteristic. The method further includes switching an operating mode of a vehicle from a first operating mode in the first zone to a second operating mode in the second zone in response to the vehicle translating from the first zone to the second zone. Associated vehicles and systems are provided also.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert Dean King, Ajith Kuttannair Kumar, Roland Sidney Sedziol, Lembit Salasoo, Timothy Gerard Richter
  • METHOD OF OPERATING VEHICLE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140207321
    Abstract: A method of operating a vehicle having an electric drive is provided. The method includes defining a first zone and a second zone. The first zone has an associated first characteristic and the second zone has an associated second characteristic that differs from the first characteristic. The method further includes switching an operating mode of a vehicle from a first operating mode in the first zone to a second operating mode in the second zone in response to the vehicle translating from the first zone to the second zone. Associated vehicles and systems are provided also.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Robert Dean King, Ajith Kuttannair Kumar, Roland Sidney Sedziol, Lembit Salasoo, Timothy Gerard Richter
  • METHOD OF OPERATING VEHICLE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20080288132
    Abstract: A method of operating a vehicle having an electric drive is provided. The method includes defining a first zone and a second zone. The first zone has an associated first characteristic and the second zone has an associated second characteristic that differs from the first characteristic. The method further includes switching an operating mode of a vehicle from a first operating mode in the first zone to a second operating mode in the second zone in response to the vehicle translating from the first zone to the second zone. Associated vehicles and systems are provided also.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert Dean King, Ajith Kuttannair Kumar, Roland Sidney Sedziol, Lembit Salasoo, Timothy Gerard Richter