Patents by Inventor Mark S. Reinhart

Mark S. Reinhart 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).

  • Method for supporting car wash mode of vehicles with internal electronic transmission range selection
    Patent number: 10407044
    Abstract: A method for supporting car wash mode of a vehicle with internal electronic transmission range selection includes entering the vehicle into car wash mode with the engine off and the transmission in the Neutral position. Next, the method continues with monitoring the vehicle for misuse of car wash mode, and transitioning the vehicle transmission to Park from Neutral when misuse of car wash mode is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Shawn M Harris, Timothy R Stockdale, Mark S Reinhart, Leanne F Giardini
  • METHOD FOR SUPPORTING CAR WASH MODE OF VEHICLES WITH INTERNAL ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION RANGE SELECTION
    Publication number: 20190054912
    Abstract: A method for supporting car wash mode of a vehicle with internal electronic transmission range selection includes entering the vehicle into car wash mode with the engine off and the transmission in the Neutral position. Next, the method continues with monitoring the vehicle for misuse of car wash mode, and transitioning the vehicle transmission to Park from Neutral when misuse of car wash mode is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Shawn M. Harris, Timothy R. Stockdale, Mark S. Reinhart, Leanne F. Giardini
  • CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION VARIATOR CONTROL PERFORMANCE DIAGNOSTIC
    Publication number: 20180328481
    Abstract: A variator control diagnostic system for an automobile vehicle includes a ratio error calculated by subtracting a transmission actual ratio from a commanded ratio. A first lookup table includes: an adjusted ratio error defined by adjusting the ratio error using a transmission fluid temperature value; and a rate curve compared against the adjusted ratio error to identify a lookup table output. A second lookup table provides a gross slip multiplier value based on a ratio bin torque offset value for a transmission ratio range. An adjusted error count is created by multiplying the gross slip multiplier value by the lookup table output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher J. Weingartz, Mohamed O. Egal, Mark S. Reinhart, Fie An, Xuefeng T. Tao
  • SYSTEM FOR RATIONALIZING MEASURED GEAR RATIO VALUES IN A VEHICLE PROPULSION CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180094723
    Abstract: A controller for a vehicle propulsion system that includes a prime mover, a transmission connected to the prime mover to receive input torque on an input shaft and to convert the input torque to an output torque on an output shaft, a transmission input shaft speed sensor, and a transmission output shaft speed sensor. The controller provides a gear ratio value that is based upon a signal indicating an operating condition of the transmission other than a signal from the transmission input shaft speed sensor and the transmission output shaft sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Ronald F. Lochocki, JR., Moussa Ndiaye, Bret Olson, Paul G. Otanez, Mark S. Reinhart, Jeryl McIver