Patents by Inventor Jon Tomas Zumberge

Jon Tomas Zumberge 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).

  • Distributed control modules with cumulating command references
    Patent number: 11803168
    Abstract: A distributed control system may include a main processing unit, a distributed control module, and a controllable component. The distributed control module may be configured to receive a nominal command reference from the main processing unit, determine a series of cumulating command references based at least in part on the nominal command reference; and output a series of cumulating control commands to the controllable component. The series of cumulating control commands may be based at least in part on the series of cumulating command references.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Manxue Lu, Mitchell Donald Smith, Daniel Lee Immel, Jon Tomas Zumberge
  • Distributed Control Modules with Cumulating Command References
    Publication number: 20200285207
    Abstract: A distributed control system may include a main processing unit, a distributed control module, and a controllable component. The distributed control module may be configured to receive a nominal command reference from the main processing unit, determine a series of cumulating command references based at least in part on the nominal command reference; and output a series of cumulating control commands to the controllable component. The series of cumulating control commands may be based at least in part on the series of cumulating command references.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Manxue Lu, Mitchell Donald Smith, Daniel Lee Immel, Jon Tomas Zumberge
  • Deceleration control for automatic automotive speed control apparatus
    Patent number: 6535808
    Abstract: A deceleration control for automotive vehicle speed control apparatus includes first and second memories storing values of closed and open loop deceleration commands, respectively, as functions of the desired vehicle deceleration rate signal. During commanded vehicle deceleration, closed loop brake command signals, derived from values of the closed loop deceleration command in the first memory, are provided to the vehicle braking system while the determined vehicle speed exceeds a transition threshold value; and, alternatively, open loop brake command signals derived from values of the open loop deceleration command in the second memory are provided to the vehicle braking system while the determined vehicle speed does not exceed the transition threshold value. The values in the first memory means are updated on the basis of deceleration error while the determined vehicle speed exceeds the transition threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Jon Tomas Zumberge