Patents by Inventor Dan Strait

Dan Strait 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).

  • Voice recognition shift control
    Patent number: 7926374
    Abstract: An electronic control system for a transmission includes a transmission controller selectively actuating the transmission between a plurality of gear positions including a reverse position and at least two forward positions, a manually-operable gear shifter selectively providing first command signals to the transmission controller to actuate the transmission between at least a portion of the plurality of gear positions, and a voice recognition system selectively providing second command signals to the transmission controller to actuate the transmission between only a portion of the plurality of gear positions. Preferably, the voice commands actuate the transmission only between the forward gear positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Dura Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dan Strait, Brian Douglas Howe
  • VOICE RECOGNITION SHIFT CONTROL
    Publication number: 20080216594
    Abstract: An electronic control system for a transmission includes a transmission controller selectively actuating the transmission between a plurality of gear positions including a reverse position and at least two forward positions, a manually-operable gear shifter selectively providing first command signals to the transmission controller to actuate the transmission between at least a portion of the plurality of gear positions, and a voice recognition system selectively providing second command signals to the transmission controller to actuate the transmission between only a portion of the plurality of gear positions. Preferably, the voice commands actuate the transmission only between the forward gear positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Dan Strait, Brian Douglas Howe