Patents by Inventor Brian Shu

Brian Shu 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).

  • Ambient humidity detection transmission shifts
    Patent number: 9664594
    Abstract: Various method for operating an engine responsive to transmission shifts under non-fueling conditions are provided. In one example, a method of operating an internal combustion engine comprises deactivating at least one engine cylinder, performing a diagnostic while the at least one engine cylinder is deactivated and while the engine is operating under high load, predicting a transmission shift, and responsive to the predicted transmission shift, reducing engine load below the high load and terminating the diagnostic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel A. Makled, Gopichandra Surnilla, Jeffrey Allen Doering, Brian Shu, Stephen B. Smith
  • AMBIENT HUMIDITY DETECTION TRANSMISSION SHIFTS
    Publication number: 20160245190
    Abstract: Various method for operating an engine responsive to transmission shifts under non-fueling conditions are provided. In one example, a method of operating an internal combustion engine comprises deactivating at least one engine cylinder, performing a diagnostic while the at least one engine cylinder is deactivated and while the engine is operating under high load, predicting a transmission shift, and responsive to the predicted transmission shift, reducing engine load below the high load and terminating the diagnostic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel A. Makled, Gopichandra Surnilla, Jeffrey Allen Doering, Brian Shu, Stephen B. Smith