Patents by Inventor AARON C. BOWLES

AARON C. BOWLES 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 AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING UNINTENDED VEHICLE MOTION
    Publication number: 20150151739
    Abstract: A powertrain system is configured to transfer propulsion torque to a driveline of a vehicle. A method for controlling the powertrain system includes determining a magnitude of unintended vehicle motion based upon a difference between a change in actual vehicle acceleration and a change in an operator-intended vehicle acceleration. Propulsion torque to the driveline is limited when a fault associated with unintended vehicle motion is detected and the magnitude of unintended vehicle motion is less than a predetermined first threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: JEONG J. PARK, MARK A. VERNACCHIA, AUBREY WALTER DOWNS, Jr., AARON C. BOWLES