Patents by Inventor Bruce Buckley

Bruce Buckley 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 controller for changing the number of driven wheels
    Patent number: 9346353
    Abstract: A motor vehicle having: a prime mover; first and second groups of one or more wheels; and a driveline to connect the prime mover to the first and second groups of wheels such that the first group of one or more wheels is driven by the prime mover when the driveline is in a first mode of operation and the second group of one or more wheels is additionally driven by the prime mover when the driveline is in a second mode of operation, the driveline including an auxiliary driveline comprising releasable torque transmitting means operable to connect the second group of one or more wheels to the prime mover when the driveline transitions between the first mode and the second mode, wherein when in the first mode the driveline is operable to transition to the second mode responsive to an output of a reactive evaluator and a predictive evaluator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Jaguar Land Rover Limited
    Inventors: Pete Stares, Ian Beverley, Shaun Wick, Russell Percy Osborn, Paul Beever, Sam Anker, Bruce Buckley
  • VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20140067219
    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention there is provided a motor vehicle having: a prime mover; at least first and second groups of one or more wheels; and a driveline to connect the prime mover to the first and second groups of one or more wheels such that the first group of one or more wheels is driven by the prime mover when the driveline is in a first mode of operation and the second group of one or more wheels is additionally driven by the prime mover when the driveline is in a second mode of operation, the driveline including an auxiliary driveline comprising releasable torque transmitting means operable to connect the second group of one or more wheels to the prime mover when the driveline transitions between the first mode and the second mode, wherein when in the first mode the driveline is operable to transition to the second mode responsive to an output of a reactive evaluator and a predictive evaluator, the output of the reactive evaluator being responsive to a determination whether an amount of wheel slip
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Pete Stares, Ian Beverley, Shaun Wick, Russell Osborn, Paul Beever, Sam Anker, Bruce Buckley