Patents by Inventor Hong Jlang

Hong Jlang 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).

  • Hill hold for a vehicle
    Patent number: 7166060
    Abstract: A vehicle hill hold may be accomplished, for a vehicle having an automated clutch between the engine output and the transmission input, while protecting the clutch from potential excess wear due to overheating. A hill hold may be accomplished by automatically switching the torque holding the vehicle in place from the clutch to the brakes. Alternatively, a hill hold may be accomplished by increasing an accelerator pedal position sensitivity and switching the clutch between fully engaged and fully disengaged based on changes in the pedal position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC.
    Inventors: Hong Jlang, Ron Cowan
  • Hill hold for a vehicle
    Publication number: 20060160659
    Abstract: A vehicle hill hold may be accomplished, for a vehicle having an automated clutch between the engine output and the transmission input, while protecting the clutch from potential excess wear due to overheating. A hill hold may be accomplished by automatically switching the torque holding the vehicle in place from the clutch to the brakes. Alternatively, a hill hold may be accomplished by increasing an accelerator pedal position sensitivity and switching the clutch between fully engaged and fully disengaged based on changes in the pedal position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Hong Jlang, Ron Cowan