Patents by Inventor Matthew J. Horgan

Matthew J. Horgan 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).

  • System for controlling combustion engine performance in accordance with driver behavior
    Patent number: 6306063
    Abstract: A system for controlling internal combustion engine performance in accordance with driver behavior includes a vehicle control computer operable to receive a plurality of vehicle operating parameter signals and control engine fueling based thereon. In accordance with an operational status, or an operational state determined over a predefined time interval, of one or more of the vehicle operating parameter signals, the system is operable to control available engine performance. Both the operational status and operational state of the various vehicle operating parameters are the result of the manner in which the driver operates the vehicle. The control system of the present invention is thus operable to reward/penalize driver performance by correspondingly adding/subtracting available engine performance in the form of available engine output power and/or available vehicle speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Cummins Engine Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Horgan, Roger J. Hapka
  • System for controlling internal combustion engine performance in accordance with driver behavior
    Patent number: 5954617
    Abstract: A system for controlling internal combustion engine performance in accordance with driver behavior includes a vehicle control computer operable to receive a plurality of vehicle operating parameter signals and control engine fueling based thereon. In accordance with an operational status, or an operational state determined over a predefined time interval, of one or more of the vehicle operating parameter signals, the system is operable to control available engine performance. Both the operational status and operational state of the various vehicle operating parameters are the result of the manner in which the driver operates the vehicle. The control system of the present invention is thus operable to reward/penalize driver performance by correspondingly adding/subtracting available engine performance in the form of available engine output power and/or available vehicle speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Cummins Engine Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Horgan, Roger J. Hapka