Patents by Inventor Michael S. Simon

Michael S. Simon 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).

  • Patent number: 12162495
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an engine and a transmission coupled to the engine. A vehicle controller is programmed to, in response to a shift of the transmission with the vehicle being in a sport mode or other precondition being present, command the engine to skip one or more fuel injector events of the engine during an inertia phase of the shift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Cory Benson LaRoche, Jianping Zhang, Jesse D. L. Brunais, Stephen Michael Cicala, Michael S. Simon, Paul Hollar
  • Publication number: 20240208510
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an engine and a transmission coupled to the engine. A vehicle controller is programmed to, in response to a shift of the transmission with the vehicle being in a sport mode or other precondition being present, command the engine to skip one or more fuel injector events of the engine during an inertia phase of the shift.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Cory Benson LaRoche, Jianping Zhang, Jesse D.L. Brunais, Stephen Michael Cicala, Michael S. Simon, Paul Hollar
  • Patent number: 9237297
    Abstract: A user/viewer directed film entertainment system preferably includes computer hardware, software, on-line content and audio/video media that allows the user to watch a story unfold in a nonlinear fashion according to the desires of the user and preferably from various points of view. The system provides a story broken up by a plot related category (e.g., characters) into story segments. These segments tell the story from the vantage point of these characters, each having their own storyline within the main story. Each character's storyline may or may not intersect with other storylines. While the user can watch a chosen character's story segments straight through and likely understand enough to allow the user to reveal the end, the user may miss important information contained in other characters' storyline that adds to the chosen character's story. The user can choose any order and any character as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Inventors: Kenneth M. Waddell, Michael S. Simon