Patents by Inventor Charlie E. Anderson

Charlie E. Anderson 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).

  • Performance control of a motor vehicle engine for consistent high quality transmission shifting
    Patent number: 4788890
    Abstract: In a motor vehicle power train including an automatic transmission calibrated to provide high quality shifting at a specified engine performance level, an engine spark timing control system effective in the course of transmission shifting for bringing the actual engine acceleration into correspondence with a predefined engine acceleration. The predefined engine acceleration corresponds to the acceleration which would occur at the specified engine performance level upon which the transmission calibration is based. As a result, high quality transmission shifting is achieved despite engine performance level variations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1988
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Charlie E. Anderson