Patents by Inventor Jonathan HERRING

Jonathan HERRING 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).

  • Apparatus, method and computer program for controlling a vehicle
    Patent number: 11926324
    Abstract: A method for controlling connection of a driveline within a vehicle includes detecting a deceleration and/or a brake demand while the vehicle is operating in a coasting mode and the vehicle speed is above a threshold speed, determining whether the driveline can be reconnected within a threshold time, and controlling the driveline so that the driveline is not reconnected if the driveline cannot be reconnected within the threshold time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
    Inventors: Jonathan Herring, Thomas Valero
  • APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20220126828
    Abstract: A method for controlling connection of a driveline within a vehicle includes detecting a deceleration and/or a brake demand while the vehicle is operating in a coasting mode and the vehicle speed is above a threshold speed, determining whether the driveline can be reconnected within a threshold time, and controlling the driveline so that the driveline is not reconnected if the driveline cannot be reconnected within the threshold time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Jonathan HERRING, Thomas VALERO
  • Apparatus, method and computer program for controlling a vehicle
    Patent number: 11247681
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program for controlling connection of a driveline within a vehicle (1), the method comprising: detecting a deceleration and/or brake demand while the vehicle is operating in a coasting mode and the vehicle speed is above a threshold speed, determining whether the driveline can be reconnected within a threshold time and controlling the driveline so that the driveline is not reconnected if it is determined that the driveline cannot be reconnected within the threshold time. The method alternatively comprising detecting a deceleration and/or brake demand while the vehicle is operating in a coasting mode and the vehicle speed is above a threshold speed, determining the vehicle's deceleration, determining a threshold deceleration, determining whether the vehicle's deceleration is greater or less than the threshold deceleration and controlling the driveline so that the driveline is not reconnected if the vehicle's deceleration is greater than the threshold deceleration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
    Inventors: Jonathan Herring, Thomas Valero
  • APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20200017110
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program for controlling connection of a driveline within a vehicle (1), the method comprising: detecting a deceleration and/or brake demand while the vehicle is operating in a coasting mode and the vehicle speed is above a threshold speed, determining whether the driveline can be reconnected within a threshold time and controlling the driveline so that the driveline is not reconnected if it is determined that the driveline cannot be reconnected within the threshold time. The method alternatively comprising detecting a deceleration and/or brake demand while the vehicle is operating in a coasting mode and the vehicle speed is above a threshold speed, determining the vehicle's deceleration, determining a threshold deceleration, determining whether the vehicle's deceleration is greater or less than the threshold deceleration and controlling the driveline so that the driveline is not reconnected if the vehicle's deceleration is greater than the threshold deceleration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Jonathan HERRING, Thomas VALERO