Patents by Inventor Christopher E. Pedlar

Christopher E. Pedlar 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).

  • Method for automatically restarting an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 8308607
    Abstract: A method for automatic restarting a temporarily shut-down internal combustion engine with automatic stop-start in a motor vehicle with manual gear shift on the basis of conditions including the current actuation states of clutch and brake includes determining a current actuation state of a clutch and a wheel brake, and, if the brake has been actuated within a preset period before any actuation of the clutch, starting the engine when the clutch is fully actuated and the brake is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Urs Christen, Rainer Busch, Daniel B. Kok, Anthemios P. Petridis, David Hesketh, Christopher E. Pedlar, Peter G. Wilson
  • Method for Automatically Restarting an Internal Combustion Engine in a Motor Vehicle
    Publication number: 20120196723
    Abstract: A method for automatic restarting a temporarily shut-down internal combustion engine with automatic stop-start in a motor vehicle with manual gear shift on the basis of conditions including the current actuation states of clutch and brake includes determining a current actuation state of a clutch and a wheel brake, and, if the brake has been actuated within a preset period before any actuation of the clutch, starting the engine when the clutch is fully actuated and the brake is released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Urs Christen, Rainer Busch, Daniel B. Kok, Anthemios P. Petridis, David Hesketh, Christopher E. Pedlar, Peter G. Wilson