Patents by Inventor Kenneth Robert Kridner

Kenneth Robert Kridner 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).

  • Torque control system for a hybrid vehicle with an automatic transmission
    Patent number: 6616569
    Abstract: A method of controlling a powertrain for a hybrid vehicle, the method including providing an internal combustion engine, providing a motor generator operatively coupled to the internal combustion engine, providing an automatic transmission operatively coupled to the internal combustion engine, and actuating the motor generator to a certain speed to restart the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Tony T. Hoang, Goro Tamai, Robert Charles Downs, Kenneth Robert Kridner
  • Torque control system for a hybrid vehicle with an automatic transmission
    Publication number: 20020179047
    Abstract: A method of controlling a powertrain for a hybrid vehicle, the method including providing an internal combustion engine, providing a motor generator operatively coupled to the internal combustion engine, providing an automatic transmission operatively coupled to the internal combustion engine, and actuating the motor generator to a certain speed to restart the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Tony T. Hoang, Goro Tamai, Robert Charles Downs, Kenneth Robert Kridner