Patents by Inventor Eric F. Banners

Eric F. Banners 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