Patents by Inventor Mark Poublon

Mark Poublon 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).

  • Interactive gear engagement
    Publication number: 20050170930
    Abstract: A vehicle powertrain has an engine coupled to an electronically-controlled automatic transmission. A method for controlling the vehicle powertrain during a transmission shift from a neutral gear to a drive gear detects a change in a signal indicative of a desired transmission gear change from a neutral gear to a drive gear. An engine idle speed is reduced by a predetermined RPM in response to the change in the signal. The transmission is shifted from the neutral gear into the drive gear upon the engine idle speed being reduced by the predetermined RPM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Dennis Fett, Mark Poublon, John Rzepecki, Gary Lowe