Patents by Inventor Ronald R. Terry

Ronald R. Terry 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 telematics unit power management
    Patent number: 10383059
    Abstract: A system and method of power management of a telematics unit in a vehicle is provided. An exemplary method includes determining that the vehicle is unpowered; determining that the vehicle is in a fringe region of a cellular network; and based the determining steps, entering a power-saving mode at the telematics unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignees: General Motors LLC, GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Yao Hui Lei, Ronald R. Terry, Dipankar Pal, Esayas Naizghi, Andrew J. Macdonald
  • VEHICLE TELEMATICS UNIT POWER MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20150341862
    Abstract: A system and method of power management of a telematics unit in a vehicle is provided. The method includes the steps of: determining that the vehicle is unpowered; determining that the vehicle is in a fringe region of a cellular network; and based the determining steps, entering a power-saving mode at the telematics unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicants: General Motors LLC, GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Yao Hui Lei, Ronald R. Terry, Dipankar Pal, Esayas Naizghi, Andrew J. Macdonald
  • Vehicle engine having turbocharger bypass with boost control and converter warm-up functions
    Patent number: 4235076
    Abstract: An automotive vehicle having a turbocharged internal combustion engine and a heat initiated exhaust treatment device, such as a catalytic converter, in the exhaust system is provided with a multiple function turbine bypass valve with controls that provide bypass of the exhaust gases directly to the treatment device during warm-up and also provide a boost controlling wastegate function that limits the turbocharger boost pressure during normal operation. Full throttle bypass override to provide turbocharger boost during warm-up as well as other control and operating functions are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1980
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Meloche, Coburn C. Bland, Jr., Ronald R. Terry