Patents by Inventor Daniel T. Lin

Daniel T. Lin 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).

  • Priming a start-stop vehicle transmission pump
    Patent number: 9026323
    Abstract: A method of controlling a start-stop vehicle transmission pump, includes: assessing how long an engine has been turned off; and when the engine has been turned off for longer than a predetermined threshold and the vehicle is on, priming the transmission pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel T. Lin, Eric F. Banners, Stephen M. Cicala, Tim J. Kropf, Bradley D. Riedle
  • PRIMING A START-STOP VEHICLE TRANSMISSION PUMP
    Publication number: 20140371999
    Abstract: A method of controlling a start-stop vehicle transmission pump, includes: assessing how long an engine has been turned off; and when the engine has been turned off for longer than a predetermined threshold and the vehicle is on, priming the transmission pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Daniel T. Lin, Eric F. Banners, Stephen M. Cicala, Tim J. Kropf, Bradley D. Riedle
  • Controlled vehicle launch using a stepped ratio transmission
    Patent number: 8690728
    Abstract: A method for controlling a vehicle powertrain during launch includes controlling slip across a first clutch that transmits engine torque through the first clutch and the current gear while a transmission operates in a current gear other than a launch gear, disengaging the first clutch, engaging the launch gear, and controlling slip across a second clutch that transmits engine torque through the second clutch and the launch gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Chad E. Griffin, Bradley D. Riedle, Jeffrey M. Jarvi, James B. Keyse, Daniel T. Lin
  • CONTROLLED VEHICLE LAUNCH USING A STEPPED RATIO TRANSMISSION
    Publication number: 20130109532
    Abstract: A method for controlling a vehicle powertrain during launch includes controlling slip across a first clutch that transmits engine torque through the first clutch and the current gear while a transmission operates in a current gear other than a launch gear, disengaging the first clutch, engaging the launch gear, and controlling slip across a second clutch that transmits engine torque through the second clutch and the launch gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Chad E. Griffin, Bradley D. Riedle, Jeffrey M. Jarvi, James B. Keyse, Daniel T. Lin
  • Controlling wheel hop in a vehicle driveline
    Patent number: 8200404
    Abstract: A method for controlling wheel-hop in a vehicle driveline includes detecting that a wheel-hop condition occurs upon determining an amplitude and frequency of speed oscillations of a component that transmits power to wheels of the driveline, engaging a transmission friction clutch that transmits torque in the driveline between an engine and the wheels, and modulating requested engine torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Joseph F. Kucharski, Charles W. Suter, Daniel T. Lin, David M. Dillon, Michael J. O'Day, Nicholas J. Witte
  • Controlling Wheel Hop in a Vehicle Driveline
    Publication number: 20110172889
    Abstract: A method for controlling wheel-hop in a vehicle driveline includes detecting that a wheel-hop condition occurs upon determining an amplitude and frequency of speed oscillations of a component that transmits power to wheels of the driveline, engaging a transmission friction clutch that transmits torque in the driveline between an engine and the wheels, and modulating requested engine torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Joseph F. Kucharski, Charles W. Suter, Daniel T. Lin, David M. Dillon, Michael J. O'Day, Nicholas J. Witte