Patents by Inventor Jeffrey D Foor

Jeffrey D Foor 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).

  • Method to reduce backlash in a drive train
    Patent number: 7341541
    Abstract: A method to reduce backlash in a drive train of a four-wheel drive vehicle, the method including receiving rotational parameters from sensors in the four-wheel drive vehicle, determining a torque reversal in the drive train based on the received rotational parameters and sending a command signal to initiate engagement of a clutch pack in a transfer case of the drive train responsive to the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Chrysler LLC
    Inventors: Steven T Houtman, Jeffrey D Foor, Joseph Roy, Michael A Dazy, Mark Thompson, Louis Moncion