Patents by Inventor Anthony D. Tsakiris

Anthony D. Tsakiris 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).

  • Hybrid electric vehicle powertrain control after a requested change in vehicle direction
    Patent number: 8092340
    Abstract: A method for controlling a hybrid electric vehicle powertrain includes operating an engine driveably connected to first vehicle wheels, providing an electric motor driveably connected to second vehicle wheels, shifting a gear selector between a forward drive position and a reverse drive position, reducing vehicle speed to or lower than a reference speed, and using a transmission located between the engine and the first wheels and the electric motor to produce reverse or forward drive corresponding to the position to which the gear selector is shifted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jing Song, Deepa Ramaswamy, Anthony D. Tsakiris, Ihab S. Soliman
  • Hybrid Electric Vehicle Powertrain Control After a Requested Change in Vehicle Direction
    Publication number: 20110009235
    Abstract: A method for controlling a hybrid electric vehicle powertrain includes operating an engine driveably connected to first vehicle wheels, providing an electric motor driveably connected to second vehicle wheels, shifting a gear selector between a forward drive position and a reverse drive position, reducing vehicle speed to or lower than a reference speed, and using a transmission located between the engine and the first wheels and the electric motor to produce reverse or forward drive corresponding to the position to which the gear selector is shifted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: Jing Song, Deepa Ramaswamy, Anthony D. Tsakiris, Ihab S. Soliman
  • Inlet port opening for a roots-type blower
    Patent number: 5078583
    Abstract: A rotary positive displacement blower (10) of the Roots-type includes an improved inlet port opening (28 or 100, or 150) and an inlet duct (30) and a bypass duct (31) formed in an unitary housing member (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1992
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Keith Hampton, Robert S. Mueller, Anthony D. Tsakiris