Patents by Inventor Luke OTTAWAY

Luke OTTAWAY 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).

  • HYBRID VEHICLE AND METHOD OF DISENGAGING AN OVERDRIVE CLUTCH IN A HYBRID VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20160207525
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an engine and electric machine connected to a planetary gear, a one-way clutch, and a controller. The one-way clutch transfers torque from the planetary gear to an overdrive gear. The controller, in response to a condition requiring disengagement of the one-way clutch, increases a torque of the electric machine based on a torque command for the electric machine and the torque transferred from the planetary gear to the overdrive gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Bernard D. NEFCY, Daniel Scott COLVIN, Luke OTTAWAY, Walter Joseph ORTMANN