Patents by Inventor Edwin D. Robertson

Edwin D. Robertson 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).

  • Methods and system controlling a power take off
    Patent number: 11566672
    Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a power take off of a vehicle are described. In one example, operation of the power take off may be maintained even when slip of a power take off clutch is detected. In particular, the power take off may be operated at a lower output until the power take off may handle larger loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart Salter, Hussein Berry, Brian Andonian, Richard Boerema, Edwin D. Robertson
  • Driver interface
    Patent number: 10253872
    Abstract: A vehicle driver interface includes a mode selector, such as a shift lever, and two shift paddles. The shift paddles perform different functions according to which driving mode is selected via the mode selector. In a manual mode, driver activation of one of the shift paddles results in an upshifts and driver activation of the other shift paddle results in a downshift. In a snowplow mode, driver activation of one of the shift paddles shifts the transmission to reverse while driver activation of the other shift paddle shifts the transmission to forward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Sebastian Riera, Edwin D. Robertson, Charles William Suter, Majed Samhan Mohammed
  • Driver Interface
    Publication number: 20170307069
    Abstract: A vehicle driver interface includes a mode selector, such as a shift lever, and two shift paddles. The shift paddles perform different functions according to which driving mode is selected via the mode selector. In a manual mode, driver activation of one of the shift paddles results in an upshifts and driver activation of the other shift paddle results in a downshift. In a snowplow mode, driver activation of one of the shift paddles shifts the transmission to reverse while driver activation of the other shift paddle shifts the transmission to forward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Anthony Sebastian Riera, Edwin D. Robertson, Charles William Suter, Majed Samhan Mohammed