Patents by Inventor Martin Jagoda, IV

Martin Jagoda, IV 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).

  • Shift control system and method for a vehicle having steering wheel paddle shifters and a console shifter
    Patent number: 10550931
    Abstract: A shift system and methodology for an automatic transmission of a vehicle is provided. The shift system includes a paddle shifter system configured to be controlled to manually shift gears of the transmission, and a manual gate console shifter system configured to be controlled to manually shift the gears of the transmission when in a manual gate shifting mode. A shift control system is configured to control shifting behavior of the transmission based on whether the paddle shifter system or manual gate shifting mode is activated. When the paddle shifter system is activated, the shift control system automatically upshifts a gear of the transmission when a speed of the engine exceeds a predetermined speed, and when the manual gate shifting mode is activated, the shift control system prevents automatically upshift a transmission gear when the speed of the engine exceeds the predetermined speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: James E Adams, James M Wilder, Martin Jagoda, IV
  • SHIFT CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A VEHICLE HAVING STEERING WHEEL PADDLE SHIFTERS AND A CONSOLE SHIFTER
    Publication number: 20160363213
    Abstract: A shift system and methodology for an automatic transmission of a vehicle is provided. The shift system includes a paddle shifter system configured to be controlled to manually shift gears of the transmission, and a manual gate console shifter system configured to be controlled to manually shift the gears of the transmission when in a manual gate shifting mode. A shift control system is configured to control shifting behavior of the transmission based on whether the paddle shifter system or manual gate shifting mode is activated. When the paddle shifter system is activated, the shift control system automatically upshifts a gear of the transmission when a speed of the engine exceeds a predetermined speed, and when the manual gate shifting mode is activated, the shift control system prevents automatically upshift a transmission gear when the speed of the engine exceeds the predetermined speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: James E. Adames, James M. Wilder, Martin Jagoda, IV