Patents by Inventor Benjamin Edward Moeggenberg

Benjamin Edward Moeggenberg 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).

  • Transmission grade sensor rationality and trim algorithm
    Patent number: 11221068
    Abstract: A system for conducting a rationality check of a transmission grade sensor includes a controller configured to calculate a change in elevation over time based on a change in barometric pressure. The controller calculates another change in elevation based on an average grade determined from a transmission grade sensor. The controller compares the second change in elevation to the first change in elevation and, if there is a significant discrepancy between them, calculates a grade correction factor. The controller then modifies the shift logic and/or shift schedule of the transmission based on the average grade from the transmission grade sensor and on the grade correction factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin Edward Moeggenberg, David William Slessor, Ravi Rayala
  • TRANSMISSION GRADE SENSOR RATIONALITY AND TRIM ALGORITHM
    Publication number: 20200173542
    Abstract: A system for conducting a rationality check of a transmission grade sensor includes a controller configured to calculate a change in elevation over time based on a change in barometric pressure. The controller calculates another change in elevation based on an average grade determined from a transmission grade sensor. The controller compares the second change in elevation to the first change in elevation and, if there is a significant discrepancy between them, calculates a grade correction factor. The controller then modifies the shift logic and/or shift schedule of the transmission based on the average grade from the transmission grade sensor and on the grade correction factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: International Engine Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Edward Moeggenberg, David William Slessor, Ravi Rayala
  • CONTROLLER SELECTION OF ENGINE BRAKE ACTIVATION TYPE
    Publication number: 20160090920
    Abstract: Grade of road on which a motor vehicle travels and load imposed on the vehicle's engine are used to select one of two types of activation for an engine brake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Askin Minaz, David William Slessor, Benjamin Edward Moeggenberg, Ly V. Tran