Patents by Inventor Jon Allen Steeby

Jon Allen Steeby 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).

  • Transmission with range engagement assurance
    Patent number: 8870714
    Abstract: An auxiliary transmission module has an auxiliary transmission having an input shaft, an output shaft, and a mechanical synchronizer, and a controller. The controller is configured to command a downshift for the auxiliary transmission, control the input shaft to a generally synchronous speed with the output shaft for engagement, and increment the speed of the input shaft by a predetermined speed differential above the speed of the output shaft or engagement if the auxiliary transmission is unengaged after controlling to the generally synchronous speed. A method of downshifting includes commanding a downshift for the auxiliary transmission, controlling an input shaft to a generally synchronous speed with an output shaft for engagement, comparing a rotational speed upstream with a rotational speed downstream to verify engagement, and controlling the input shaft to an asynchronous speed with the output shaft for engagement during a recycle event when it is unverified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Jon Allen Steeby, Marcel Amsallen
  • TRANSMISSION WITH RANGE ENGAGEMENT ASSURANCE
    Publication number: 20130157809
    Abstract: An auxiliary transmission module has an auxiliary transmission having an input shaft, an output shaft, and a mechanical synchronizer, and a controller. The controller is configured to command a downshift for the auxiliary transmission, control the input shaft to a generally synchronous speed with the output shaft for engagement, and increment the speed of the input shaft by a predetermined speed differential above the speed of the output shaft or engagement if the auxiliary transmission is unengaged after controlling to the generally synchronous speed. A method of downshifting includes commanding a downshift for the auxiliary transmission, controlling an input shaft to a generally synchronous speed with an output shaft for engagement, comparing a rotational speed upstream with a rotational speed downstream to verify engagement, and controlling the input shaft to an asynchronous speed with the output shaft for engagement during a recycle event when it is unverified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jon Allen Steeby, Marcel Amsallen