Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Wolak

Jeffrey Wolak 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 and apparatus for vehicle and engine operation
    Publication number: 20070112494
    Abstract: There is provided a method and executable code for controlling operation of a vehicle. The vehicle control occurs during ongoing operation subsequent to deactivating an internal combustion engine which is effective to generate vehicle tractive torque. The method comprises: monitoring conditions external to the vehicle, and, restarting the internal combustion engine when the monitored external conditions indicate an imminent opportunity to move the vehicle in a forward direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Sanjeev Naik, Man-Feng Chang, Jeffrey Wolak