Patents by Inventor Gerald E. Salzman

Gerald E. Salzman 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).

  • Control of vehicular systems in response to anticipated conditions predicted using predetermined geo-referenced maps
    Patent number: 5995895
    Abstract: A control system for controlling a vehicle system at least partly in response to an anticipated condition along the vehicle's course of travel is disclosed herein. The vehicle includes a drive train powered by an engine, and the anticipated condition may affect engine load. The control system includes a location signal generation circuit for receiving positioning signals and generating location signals therefrom, a memory circuit for storing a predetermined geo-referenced map including map data indicative of anticipated conditions along the course of travel which may affect engine load, and a control circuit. The control circuit predicts the anticipated condition using at least the location signals and the map data, generates a control signal based at least upon the anticipated condition, and applies the control signal to the vehicle system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Case Corporation
    Inventors: John D. Watt, Richard E. McMillen, Gerald E. Salzman, Jesse H. Orsborn, Stephen M. Faivre, James G. Morrow, Peter J. Vogel